According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 5,454,763, after 5,160 people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 684 patients are in critical condition, 5,324,111 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
62,117,858 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.