According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 6,039,857 after 21,372 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 633 patients are in critical condition, at least 5,575,214 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
At least 71,237,758 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.