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Alvaro Calvo/Getty Images As Covid-19 infections increase in the Western Cape, undertakers are being urged to stock up on coffins as deaths and funerals surge. The co-ordinator for the Undertakers United Front Western Cape (UUFWC), Pastor Kenny McDillon, said it had been advising its members to be prepared as it reported an increase in the amount of coronavirus deaths after its members alone last week oversaw almost 80 burials. The organisation has about 300 small, medium and micro enterprises as part of its membership, and does not include larger funeral service providers. Support independent journalism Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism.

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