BINGA – At least 26 have succumbed to malaria in Binga district, Matabeleland North province so far this year with 28,850 cases recorded during the period. Binga district medical officer Dr Sibonginkosi Ncube told journalists who were on a tour of Results Based Financing (RBF) model projects that the number of malaria cases and deaths have risen from last year, during the period under review.