According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 2,078,629, after 15,652 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 4,098 patients are in critical condition, 2,037,433 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
24,326,350 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.