There were 39 654 COVID-19 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, with 3 658 new cases reported across the country.
According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), this represents a 9.2% positivity rate.
Of the latest infections, Gauteng is leading with 814 cases, followed by 745 in the Western Cape, 329 in the Eastern Cape, 305 in Limpopo and 202 in the North West.
This means the country now has 3 564 578 laboratory-confirmed cases since the outbreak.
In addition, 30 more patients lost their battle to COVID-19 related complications, pushing the tally to 93 551 to date.
Meanwhile, hospital admissions went up by 198 to 7 363 since the last reporting cycle.
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