Another third wave record high in daily COVID-19 cases in South Africa with 26,485 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours.

This now brings the total caseload in the country to 2 046 311.

Gauteng continues to account for more than half of these cases at with 16,091 cases.

One hundred and seventy-five fatalities have been recorded in the same period, bringing the death toll since the start of the outbreak to 61,507.