South Africa has recorded at least 5 372 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hour reporting cycle, with a further 282 COVID-19 related deaths recorded.
According to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), this brings the total number of laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases to 2 829 435, with 83 899 fatalities reported to date.
The NICD said 43 632 tests were conducted over the past 24 hours, which indicates a positivity rate of about 12.3%.
The provincial breakdown of new cases is as follows: KwaZulu-Natal has the majority of new cases at 1 348; Eastern Cape 1 287; Western Cape 948; Free State 581; Gauteng 457; Mpumalanga 250; North West 268; Northern Cape 154 and Limpopo 79.
The institute said 302 more people were hospitalised – bringing the total number of current hospitalisations to 11 429.
Meanwhile, the Health Department has reported that 202 637 COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the last 24-hour reporting cycle.
This brings the cumulative number of vaccines administered to 13 892 301.
Source: South African Government News Agency