According to the latest Health Ministry data, of the 59,638 people who were tested for the virus on Sunday, 17.88% percent received a positive result — 10,664 cases.
There were 58,341 active infections, including 254 hospital patients in serious condition, of whom 98 were on ventilators. Both severe and ventilated cases have continued to decline despite the recent uptick in infections.
The death toll stood at 10,530.
Health officials have in part attributed the recent rise in cases to the BA.2 variant, a subvariant of Omicron that is believed to be more infectious than the original.