1. (a) The Department has a database that includes mortuaries in hospitals, forensic pathology and private funeral undertakers. The database is updated on a daily basis as and when new information is received from provinces and municipality. The database as at 04 June 2020 is as follows:
Table 1: Database of number of Mortuaries in forensic pathology, hospitals and private funeral undertakers
PROVINCE |
NUMBER OF MORTUARIES |
Eastern Cape |
374 |
Free State |
279 |
Gauteng |
440 |
Kwazulu Natal |
522 |
Limpopo |
242 |
Mpumalanga |
229 |
North West |
272 |
Northern Cape |
150 |
Western Cape |
189 |
Total |
2697 |
(b) The attached table provides a record of corpses that were received in each mortuary as a result of COVID–19.
Table 2: Covid-19 deaths and mortuaries
District |
Health Facility |
Undertaker/Mortuary |
Number of Mortal Remains received |
GAUTENG |
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City of Tshwane |
Pretoria East Hospital (Private) Steve Biko Academic Hospital |
Muslim Community (Pretoria and Central Muslim Burial) |
2 |
Dr. George Mukhari |
Rhulani Funerals |
1 |
|
SUB-TOTAL |
3 |
||
City of Johannesburg |
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Fourways Hospital (Private) |
Poonees Funeral Undertaker- Cremation |
1 |
|
Charlotte Maxeke Academic hospital |
Kupane Funeral Undertaker |
1 |
|
Sunninghill |
Chevra Kadisha |
1 |
|
Chris H Chris Hani Baragwanath |
Kwa Vusa Funeral Undertaker |
1 |
|
Leratong Hospital |
Associated funeral homes |
1 |
|
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital |
Vuyo Funeral Undertaker |
1 |
|
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital |
Nkanyiso Funerals |
1 |
|
Charlotte Maxeke Academic hospital |
Lebowa Funeral Undertaker |
1 |
|
SUB-TOTAL |
8 |
||
Westrand District Municipality |
Pinehaven Hospital (Private) Krugersdorp Hospital (Private) |
AVBOB - Krugersdorp AVOBOB – Carltonville |
2 1 |
Leratong Hospital |
Sepotokele Funeral Parlour |
1 |
|
SUB-TOTAL |
4 |
||
City of Ekurhuleni |
Charlotte Maxeke Academic hospital |
Lebowa Funeral and was transferred to Cape town |
1 |
Morningside Mediclinic |
J&S Funerals Boksburg |
1 |
|
Unitas Hospital |
Kupane Funeral Undertaker |
1 |
|
Glynwood Private Hospital Tembisa Hospital |
Doves |
2 |
|
Charllotte Mxeke Academic Hospital |
Central Islamic Trust |
1 |
|
Thelle Mogoerane |
Phuthang Batho Funeral Service - Thokoza |
1 |
|
Thelle Mogoerane |
Surprise Funerals - Orange Farm |
1 |
|
SUB-TOTAL |
8 |
||
GRAND TOTAL GAUTENG |
23 (As of 04 June 2020) |
||
LIMPOPO |
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District |
Health Facility |
Undertaker/Mortuary |
Number of Mortal Remains received |
Capricorn |
Netcare Pholosho |
Lebowa funeral undertaker |
1 |
Netcare Pholosho |
Ruth Modiba funeral undertaker |
1 |
|
Sekhukhune |
Mojalefa Practice, Medi 24 |
Wivani funeral undertaker |
1 |
GRAND TOTAL LIMPOPO |
3 (As of 04 June 2020) |
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KWAZULU NATAL |
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District |
Health Facility |
Undertaker/Mortuary |
Number of Mortal Remains received |
Ethekwini |
St Augustine’s Hospital |
Nqaki Funeral Undertakers |
1 |
Umhlanga Hospital |
Newlands Funeral Undertakers |
1 |
|
St Augustine’s Hospital |
Oakleigh Funeral Home |
2 |
|
St Augustine’s Hospital |
Wyebank Funeral Undertakers |
1 |
|
St Augustine’s Hospital |
Isipingo Funeral Undertakers |
1 |
|
Parklands Hospital |
Ndabes Dignified Funeral Undertakers |
1 |
|
Life Entabeni |
Khalidsha Bawa (Bayview Muslim Burial Services)Clairwood |
1 |
|
Lenmed Shifa Hospital) |
Bayview Muslim Services |
1 |
|
Kingsway Hospital |
AVBOB |
1 |
|
IALCH |
Khalidsha Bawa (Bayview Muslim Burial Services) Clairwood |
1 |
|
St Augustine’s Hospital |
Cebolethu Funeral Services |
1 |
|
St Augustine’s Hospital |
AVBOB |
1 |
|
St Augustine’s Hospital |
Khalidsha Bawa (Bayview Muslim Burial Services) Clairwood |
1 |
|
Parklands Hospital |
Wyebank Funeral Undertakers |
1 |
|
St Augustine’s Hospital |
Phoenix Funeral Undertaker |
1 |
|
Umhlanga Hospital |
Muslim Burial Society |
1 |
|
St Augustine’s Hospital |
Doves Greyville |
1 |
|
St Augustine’s Hospital |
AVBOB |
1 |
|
KwaDabeka Clinic - RK Khan |
Ndabes Funeral |
1 |
|
St Augustine’s Hospital |
Shanleys Funeral Home |
1 |
|
St Augustine’s Hospital |
Khalidsha Bawa (Bayview Muslim Burial Services) Clairwood |
1 |
|
Westville Hospital |
Ndabes Funeral |
1 |
|
St Augustine’s Hospital |
Doves Greyville |
1 |
|
Entabeni Hospital |
Khalidsha Bawa (Bayview Muslim Burial Services) Clairwood |
1 |
|
Entabeni Hospital |
Shanleys Funeral Home |
1 |
|
Victoria Hospital |
Mandeni Funeral parlour |
1 |
|
Entabeni Hospital |
Wyebank Funeral Undertakers |
1 |
|
Kingsway Hospital |
Doves Greyville |
1 |
|
Entabeni Hospital |
Khalidsha Bawa (Bayview Muslim Burial Services) Clairwood |
1 |
|
Nu Shifa Hospital |
Ethekwini Funeral Services |
1 |
|
Crompton Hospital |
Oakleigh Funeral Home |
1 |
|
Umhlanga Hospitial |
Ethekwini Funeral Services |
1 |
|
Entabeni Hospital |
AVBOB |
1 |
|
Durdoc Hospital |
Doves Greyville |
1 |
|
Parklands Hospital |
Mosaic Funeral Undetakers Ugu District |
1 |
|
Entabeni Hospital |
Pinetown Funeral Services |
1 |
|
IALCH |
Bayview Muslim Burial Service |
1 |
|
Entabeni Hospital |
Doves Greyville |
1 |
|
King Edward Hospital |
Cebolethu Funeral Services |
1 |
|
Isipingo |
Doves Greyville |
1 |
|
Lenmed Nu Shifa Hospital |
Bayview Muslim Burial Service |
1 |
|
Lenmed Ethekwini Heart Hospital |
Wyebank Funeral Services |
1 |
|
RK Khan Hospital |
Cebolethu Funeral Services |
1 |
|
IALCH |
Oceans Funeral Services |
1 |
|
Kingsway Hospital |
Doves Greyville |
1 |
|
SUB-TOTAL |
46 |
||
King Cetshwayo |
Ngwelezane Hospital |
Notha Funeral Parlour |
1 |
Netcare the Bay Hospital |
Eshowe Crematorium |
1 |
|
SUB-TOTAL |
2 |
||
uThukela |
Ladysmith Larvena Hospital |
AVBOB |
2 |
SUB-TOTAL |
2 |
||
Ugu |
Margate Private Hospital |
Above All Funeral Undertakers |
1 |
SUB-TOTAL |
1 |
||
GRAND TOTAL KZN |
51 (As of 04 June 2020) |
WESTERN CAPE |
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District |
Health Facility |
Undertaker/Mortuary |
Number of Mortal Remains received |
Cape Town |
Groote Schuur Hospital |
AVBOB |
1 |
Constantia Medi-clinic |
Doves |
2 |
|
Durbanville Medi-clinic |
Peninsula Funeral Services |
1 |
|
Heideveld Emergency Centre |
Quest Funerals |
1 |
|
Tygerberg Hospital |
Western Cape Muslim Undertakers Forum |
1 |
|
Community death |
AVBOB |
1 |
|
Tygerberg Hospital |
Alijac Funeral Services |
1 |
|
Tygerberg Hospital |
Sweet Victor/Kabashe Funerals |
1 |
|
Groote Schuur Hospital |
AVBOB |
1 |
|
Community death |
AVBOB |
1 |
|
Groote Schuur Hospital |
Western Cape Muslim Undertakers Forum |
2 |
|
Tygerberg Hospital |
Uzuko/Keiza Funerals |
1 |
|
Tygerberg Hospital |
Amazizi/Lafuta Funerals |
1 |
|
Tygerberg Hospital |
Mthuthuzeli Funerals |
1 |
|
Groote Schuur Hospital |
AVBOB |
3 |
|
Sub Total |
19 (As of 25 April) |
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Cape Winelands DM |
Ceres Hospital |
Fourbeth Funerals |
4 |
Worcester Hospital |
Valley Funerals |
1 |
|
Ceres Hospital |
Ceres Funerals |
4 |
|
Worcester Hospital |
Undertaker: Avbob Worcester |
1 |
|
Worcester Hospital |
Undertaker: El Shaddai Begrafnisdienste |
1 |
|
Paarl Hospital |
Willy’s Funerals |
8 |
|
Paarl Hospital |
AVBOB |
3 |
|
Paarl Hospital |
Aubrey Solomon’s Funerals |
1 |
|
Paarl Hospital |
Paarl Muslim Jamaa |
2 |
|
Paarl Hospital |
I. Arm (undertaker from City of Cape Town) |
1 |
|
Paarl Medi Clinic |
Willy’s Funerals |
1 |
|
Name of Facility not mentioned |
Name of undertaker not mentioned |
5 |
|
SUB-TOTAL |
32 (As of 4 June 2020) |
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West Coast DM |
No death recorded |
0 |
|
Overberg DM |
No death recorded |
0 |
|
Central Karoo DM |
No death recorded |
0 |
|
Garden Route DM |
No death recorded |
0 |
|
GRAND TOTAL WC – Gross underreporting has been noted and the Province is currently correcting and updating the figures |
51 (As of 04 June 2020) |
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FREE STATE |
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District |
Health Facility |
Undertaker/Mortuary |
Number of Mortal Remains received |
Mangaung Metro |
Pelonomi Hospital |
Molly |
1 |
Medi Clinic |
AVBOB |
1 |
|
Medi Clinic |
Bloemfontein Funerals |
1 |
|
At home |
AVBOB |
1 |
|
National Hospital |
AVBOB |
1 |
|
GRANT TOTAL FREE STATE |
5 (As of 25 April 2020) |
EASTERN CAPE |
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District |
Health Facility |
Undertaker/Mortuary |
Number of Mortal Remains received |
Amathole DM |
Frere Hospital, East London |
AVBOB East London, transferred to AVBOB Butterworth |
1 |
Life Beacon Bay East London |
Thuso Funeral Parlour Idutywa |
1 |
|
Stutterheim Hospital Hospital Road |
Hewu Funerals Mlungisi Location Stutterheim |
1 |
|
SUB-TOTAL |
3 |
||
OR Tambo DM |
Died at home. New Payne Village, Mthatha, KSD LM |
Phakamani Bantu, Payne Village, Mthatha, KSD LM |
1 |
SUB-TOTAL |
1 |
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Nelson Mandela Bay |
Mercantile Private Hospital |
Vantyi and Vantyi Funeral Home, Zwide, Port Elizabeth |
1 |
Livingstone Hospital |
Fortuin Funeral Home, Bethelsdorp, Port Elizabeth |
1 |
|
Lingstone Hospital, Port Elizabeth |
Shweme Zilamkhonto, Zwide, Port Elizabeth |
1 |
|
Livingstone Hospital, Port Elizabeth |
Vantyi and Vantyi Funeral Home, Zwide, Port Elizabeth |
1 |
|
SUB-TOTAL |
4 |
||
Chris Hani DM |
Frontier Hospital |
Russel and Son Funeral Directors |
5 |
Queenstown Private |
Russel and Son Funeral Directors |
3 |
|
East London Private Hospital |
Russel and Son Funeral Directors |
1 |
|
Frontier Hospital, Hewu Hospital & Frere Hospital |
AVBOB, Komani |
3 |
|
Cradock Hospital |
Tusano Funerals |
1 |
|
Middelburg Hospital, Greenacres Hospital |
Middelburg Funerals |
2 |
|
SUB-TOTAL |
15 |
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GRAND TOTAL EASTERN CAPE |
23 (As of 4 June 2020) |
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MPUMALANGA |
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Gert Sibande |
No death recorded |
0 |
|
Ehlanzeni |
No death recorded |
0 |
|
Nkangala |
No death recorded |
0 |
|
GRANT TOTAL MPUMALANGA |
0 |
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NORTH WEST |
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Bojanala |
JST Hospital |
Name of undertaker not mentioned |
1 |
Ngaka Modiri Molema |
No death recorded |
0 |
|
Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
No death recorded |
0 |
|
Dr Ruth Mogomotsi Mompati DM |
No death recorded |
0 |
|
GRAND TOTAL NORTH WEST |
0 |
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NORTHERN CAPE |
|||
Namakwa |
No death recorded |
||
Frances Baard DM |
Jan Kenpdorp CHC |
Kgalalelo |
1 |
John Taolo Gaetsewe |
No death recorded |
||
Pixley ka Semme |
No death recorded |
||
ZF Mgcawu |
No death recorded |
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GRAND TOTAL NORTHERN CAPE |
1 |
2. A statement will be made on the matter as part of media statements to update the country on the outbreak.
END.