South Africa recorded 1 853 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday and two deaths.

The Covid-19 positivity rate is 6.5%.

An additional 48 deaths were reported as part of an ongoing audit, increasing the confirmed death toll to 99 499.

Most new cases were recorded in Gauteng, which accounted for 35%, followed by the Western Cape with 23%. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 20%, the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Free State accounted for 5% each and the North West 4%. Limpopo and the Northern Cape each accounted for 2%.

Gauteng recorded 650 new cases on Wednesday, the Western Cape 420 and KwaZulu-Natal 369. The Northern Cape has the lowest number of new cases at 31.

According to a statement by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), as of Thursday, the country recorded 3 679 539 laboratory-confirmed cases.

There were 65 new hospital admissions in the last 24-hour reporting cycle. As of Thursday, 2 602 people were in public and private hospitals for Covid-19.

South Africa conducted 23 166 727 Covid-19 tests, and 28 302 of those were carried out on Thursday.

According to the Department of Health, 31 879 613 vaccine doses have been administered. Of those, 107 341 were administered on Wednesday.

To date, 17 081 913 adults are fully vaccinated. Among children aged 12 and older, 1 656 951 doses have been administered. The department has also administered 1 282 996 booster shots and 58 811 were in the last 24 hours.