According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 4,820,591, after 40,131 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 3,534 patients are in critical condition, 4,323,897 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
47,261,999 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.