According to the statement, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases reached 2,024,601, after 20,316 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 5,347 patients are in critical condition, 1,800,286 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
22,439,527 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.