According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 5,942,271, after 26,597 people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 543 patients are in critical condition, 5,526,674 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
70,392,718 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.