Covid-19: EC runs out of coffins as toll soars above rest of SA

Since the first reported case of Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape 10 months ago, more than 7,400 people have died in the province. The Eastern Cape toll is followed by the Western Cape at 7,088 deaths. The province has run out of coffins. On Sunday health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said of the total 29,175 deaths recorded in the country, the Eastern Cape had 7,474, followed by the Western Cape with 7,088, Gauteng with 5,654 and KZN with 4,557.