South Africa recorded 1 980 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, which represented a 6.2% positivity rate.

According to a statement by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), as of Wednesday, the country recorded 3 698 803 laboratory-confirmed cases.

Three new Covid-19 deaths have been recorded, bringing the confirmed death toll to 99 767.

Most new cases were recorded in Gauteng, which accounted for 39% of the infections, followed by the Western Cape with 25%. KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 16%; Mpumalanga 5%; Eastern Cape, Free State and North West 4% each; Limpopo 2%; and Northern Cape 1%.

Gauteng recorded 764 new cases on Wednesday, the Western Cape 493 and KwaZulu-Natal 317.

As of Wednesday, Gauteng recorded 1 201 790 cumulative cases, KwaZulu-Natal 656 399 and the Western Cape 645 630.

There were 46 new hospital admissions in the last 24-hour reporting cycle. As of Wednesday, 2 071 people were in public and private hospitals for Covid-19.

South Africa conducted 23 485 052 cumulative tests, of which 32 093 were carried out in the last 24-hour cycle.

According to the Department of Health, 32 817 492 vaccine doses have been administered. Of those, 87 093 were administered on Wednesday.

To date, 17 281 571 adults are fully vaccinated. Among children 12 and older, 1 819 164 vaccine doses have been administered.