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17 January 2021, 10:39 PM  |  SABC  |  @Wendy_Mothata Image: ReutersThe latest figures as of Sunday evening indicate that the Western Cape has recorded the highest number of deaths at 76, followed by Gauteng at 59. South Africa has recorded 12 267 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 254 deaths in the last 24 hours. This follows an announcement by the CSIR Researcher, Dr Ridhwaan Suliman that the country seemed to be on a positive trajectory in new cases having recorded an 11% decline from a w...

Touching the dead could be fatal for the living. (Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash) After largely escaping the first wave of Covid-19 infections, Limpopo has seen a rapid increase in infections. Provincial leaders say funerals are to blame, and urge mourners to avoid gathering and adjust certain customs. Bathing and dressing up a deceased loved one, or gathering before the burial are integral parts of grieving for my cultures in South Africa. Yet, as deaths mount due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials are urging citizens to find new funeral practices to stop the spread of Covid-19. Last year, L...

14 January 2021 - 07:42 By TimesLIVE A health worker holds a sample beside a car at a coronavirus drive-through sample collection centre in Abuja, Nigeria on January 14 2021. Image: REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde 30.6 mln doses of Covid-19 vaccines distributed, 11.1 mln administered: US CDC The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 11,148,991 first doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 30,628,175 doses. The tally of vaccine doses distributed and the number of people who received the first dose are for b...

First COVID-19 family meeting of 2021 set to take place tonight National Coronavirus Command Council, the president's Coordination Council and Cabinet met to discuss developments and strategies ahead of Monday night's address at 8 pm. FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa on 6 March 2020. Picture: AFP. 77 days ago JOHANNESBURG - The Presidency has announced on Monday that President Cyril Ramaphosa would address the country on developments around the coronavirus pandemic. The national state of disaster, which ha...