South Africa has had more than 50,000 deaths that are not related to Covid-19 since the lockdown was announced.
“In terms of deaths registered during level 5, we registered 37,452 deaths. During level 4, we now stand at 12,904,” said McKay.It also shows that the department is currently experiencing an estimated backlog of 35,109 birth registrations.
The number has gone down by close to 60% since the introduction of level 4, when mothers were allowed to register their newborns.“The department is likely to clear the estimated backlog on birth registration within five days, should the situation remain unchanged,” said McKay. During the meeting, IFP MP Liezl van der Merwe cautioned the department about the number of parents who queue with their newborn babies to register for births.
But health minister Aaron Motsoaledi said his department had explained that parents are not required to bring their babies to register their births. He said they have since arranged for the birth registration queue to be separate from other services at their branches.
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