South Africa has recorded 5 284 new COVID-19 cases which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 941 045. According to the department, there has been an increase of 113 hospital admissions in the past 24 hours. The majority of new cases are from Gauteng (32%) followed by Western Cape (28%). KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 13%, Eastern Cape accounted for 9%, Free State accounted for 6%, North West accounted for 4%, Mpumalanga and Northern Cape each accounted for 3% and Limpopo accounted for 2%. The cumulative number of cases by province are as follows:Gauteng 1672, Western Cape 1498, Northern Cape 179, North West 215, Free State 298, KwaZulu-Natal 661, Mpumalanga 167, Limpopo 94 and Eastern Cape 500.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 26, 2022 15:11 UTC