Covid-19: SA records 3 more deaths, but there may be mortality rate backlog | News24

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Covid-19: SA records 3 more deaths, but there may be mortality rate backlog | News24

South Africa has recorded three more Covid-19-related deaths, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

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