According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 4,629,969, after 38,553 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 3,590 patients are in critical condition, 4,073,644 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
More than 45,884,258 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.