That's a drop of about 60 from the previous day's total.
Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni announced the new figures in a televised statement on Thursday morning.
Hu'akavameiliku said 5,541 people had recovered from the disease.
He credited a high vaccination rate with 90 percent of Tonga's eligible population fully vaxxed.
The latest Government figure on Covid deaths officially stands at nine.
Source:
RNZ Pacific