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Researchers find ‘huge discrepancy’ between reported number of Covid-19 fatalities and excess deaths – News24
Excess natural deaths reported are, in some provinces, 100% higher than confirmed Covid-19 deaths, showing the effects of health system constraints and possible under-reporting, researchers say.
- An estimated 17 090 more natural deaths than expected between 6 May and 14 July has raised concern about the accuracy of reported Covid-19 deaths.
- Excess mortality is a measure used internationally to decipher actual deaths during large-scale epidemics.
- It remains unclear why so many South Africans are dying, if it is not related to Covid-19.
South Africans are dying at a much higher rate than expected as Covid-19 continues to spread at a significant pace in at…
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