Reports byeNCAstate that there has also been a 34% increase in adult deaths.
The Department of Health has reported 221 Covid-19-related deaths, bringing total fatalities to 67 080 to date.
Limpopo and North West provinces each accounted for 7%.
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Source: Briefly News
Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.
A Stats SA report has revealed that the life expectancy during the Covid-19 pandemic in SA has reduced. Image: LUCA SOLA/AFPSource: Getty Images
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