Gauteng accounted for 64% of new positive Covid-19 cases on Thursday as the country recorded 11 767 new cases.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said although Thursday's cases were lower than Wednesday's, the positivity rate had increased since Wednesday.

On Wednesday, South Africa recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases since January.

"The total number of cases today (Thursday) is lower than yesterday (Wednesday) but higher than the average number of new cases per day over the seven preceding days. The positivity has increased from yesterday," the NICD said.

The country has recorded 1 786 079 cumulative cases, of which 104 437 are still active.

Business Insider reported on Thursday that Gauteng accounted for 60% of cases in the country's third wave of Covid-19.

On Thursday, 100 new Covid-19-related deaths were recorded, which brought the official death toll to 58 323.

Only 5 140 people were vaccinated in the last 24-hour cycle, with the majority – 2 592 – in KwaZulu-Natal. The number of people vaccinated is 1 974 099.