Excess deaths head up again, but it could be ‘random fluctuation’
17 September 2020 - 07:00
The announcement of level 1 lockdown coincided with an uptick in excess deaths linked directly or indirectly to the virus.
However, even though the 1,320 excess deaths outnumbered the total in the previous week, “the difference is well within random fluctuation”, says the SA Medical Research Council.