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South Sudan has reported 81 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 9,694.

The ministry of health says in a statement that the new cases are from 748 samples tested over the previous 24 hours.

Of the 81 new cases, 21 were reported by the public health laboratory in Juba, 2 by Nojum, 5 by Bor Hospital, 2 by Mapuordit, 3 by Ruweng, 8 by Queens Medical Complex, 6 by Lakien, and 34 by Med Blue clinic.

South Sudan has conducted a total of 122,670 samples since the index case was reported in April last year.

So far, it has registered a total of 8,215 recoveries and 106 deaths.