According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 2,355,839, after 9,554 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 2,652 patients are in critical condition, 2,227,927 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
26,729,595 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.