The country’s death toll from the virus has risen to 8,209, an increase of 75 deaths in the last 24 hours.
He said that 132,038 patients suffering from the disease had been discharged from hospital after being cured.
“1,060,126 tests have been carried out to detect the disease across the country,” he added.
527 new cases have been hospitalized in the past 24 hours while 2,578 people are in critical condition, according to the spokesman.