A total of 7,536 new cases of the infection were identified with PCR tests while 3,694 were identified with rapid antigen tests.
The number of active cases now stands at 56,020, including 2,115 patients who are hospitalised, of whom 194 are on ventilators.
A total of 27,233 people are self-isolating.
Since the start of the epidemic in March 2020, 979,000 people have become infected with the novel coronavirus and 14,078 have died.
To date, 4,317,235 persons have been tested, including 15,314 in the past 24 hours.
A total of 56.62% of the total population has been vaccinated with at least one dose or 67.37% of adults. A total of 2,211,326 adults have been fully vaccinated.