According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 3,240,577, after 32,404 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 1,998 patients are in critical condition, 2,975,108 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
38,102,747 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.