South Africa's most populous province, Gauteng, is now recording more Covid-19 cases every day than at any point during the Western Cape's outbreak.
On 26 June, Gauteng recorded 2 598 new cases and 2 590 on 25 June – both representing the highest increases in cases in a single day in any province.
The sudden surge in cases in Gauteng also means that the province has recorded the highest number of concurrent active cases in a day – 24 063 as of 26 June, a 1 276 jump in recoveries in a day.
The previous highest number of active cases was recorded in the Western Cape on 24 June, at a little more than 16 000 cases.
Gauteng accounted for the highest number of cases - 2 941, and the Eastern Cape reported an increase of 1 720.
