Gauteng Health concerned by alarming increase in malaria cases and deaths [SOUND]

# The Gauteng Department of Health has noted with concern a sharp rise in malaria cases and related deaths across the province. The department’s says Tebogo Matjokotja recent surveillance data indicate a worrying rise in both malaria infections and fatalities. She says between January and December 2025, 666 malaria cases and seven deaths were recorded. She adds that between January and March this year, the Department has already recorded 414 confirmed cases and eleven deaths across the province: