South Africa recorded 453 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday and 50 deaths, bringing the confirmed death toll to 88 674.

According to a statement by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), as of Tuesday, the country recorded 2 917 255 laboratory-confirmed cases.

"The NICD… reports that 453 new Covid-19 cases have been identified in South Africa, representing a 1.6% positivity rate," the NICD said.

More than 11-million people in South Africa are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

According to the Department of Health, 20 580 832 vaccine doses have been administered. Of those, 185 440 were administered in the last 24-hour cycle. To date, 11 036 021 people are fully vaccinated.

As of Tuesday, Gauteng recorded 918 631 confirmed cases of Covid-19, KwaZulu-Natal 514 726 and the Western Cape with 512 854.

"The majority of new cases today (Tuesday) are from KwaZulu-Natal (23%), followed by Gauteng province (21%), and Western Cape (19%). Free State accounted for 10%; Mpumalanga accounted for 9%; Northern Cape accounted for 7%; North West accounted for 6%; Eastern Cape accounted for 5%; and Limpopo accounted for 1% of today's new cases," said NICD spokesperson Sinenhlanhla Jimoh.

KwaZulu-Natal recorded 103 new cases on Tuesday, Gauteng 94 and the Western Cape 84.

There were 56 new hospital admissions in the last 24-hour cycle. As of Tuesday, 4 813 people were in public and private hospitals for Covid-19.

South Africa conducted 18 217 612 cumulative tests, of which 28 339 were carried out in the last 24-hour cycle.

The recovery rate is 96.3%, which translates to 2 808 160 recoveries.