According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 5,481,555, after 5,261 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 684 patients are in critical condition, 5,349,344 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
More than 63,244,616 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.