Question to the Minister of Health - NW518

08 June 2020 - NW518

Van Staden, Mr PA to ask the Minister of Health

(1)What is the total number of (a) mortuaries in each province and (b) corpses that were received in each mortuary as a result of the COVID-19 virus; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

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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
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
	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
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)
KWAZULU NATAL
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
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)
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)
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)
FREE STATE
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
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
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
GRAND TOTAL EASTERN CAPE	23 (As of 4 June 2020)
MPUMALANGA
Gert Sibande	No death recorded		0
Ehlanzeni	No death recorded		0
Nkangala	No death recorded		0
GRANT TOTAL MPUMALANGA	0
NORTH WEST
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
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
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.

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08 June 2020 - NW518

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