By: Zethu Gweva
There has been a decline in the number burials in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality caused by the reported COVID-19 infections.
According to the BCMM Spokesman Samkelo Ngwenya, the Buffalo City Metro Command Centre provided a report stating that there has been a drop in the number of burials and requests for digging and backfilling of graves in rural areas.
“The Municipality was at some point during the Covid-19 period, operating on 50 to 60 funerals but that has since dropped to be between 30 and 40,” he said.
In-addition Ngwenya expressed that there is a decline in the number of staff members being infected and there are no longer service disruptions.
He said the Municipality has recorded 466 fatalities to date.
“In terms of the directorate responsible for funerals, maintenance and cleaning, there has been a decrease in the number of new cases reported and this has led to no recent closures of the depots and no disruption of services,” he said.