The Health Ministry said on Friday that 1,263 people were confirmed with COVID-19 on Thursday indicating a 1.83% positivity rate after 71,000 tests conducted.
In the past week, 6,606 new cases of the virus were detected, 15,730 since the beginning of July.
A rise in hospitalizations was also reported by the ministry bringing the total to 167, with 81 in serious condition, up from 58 one week ago.