According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 5,117,374, after 10,512 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 2,468 patients are in critical condition, 4,947,256 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
More than 50,869,896 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.