According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 4,977,982, after 22,388 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 3,378 patients are in critical condition, 4,626,799 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
More than 48,712,606 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.