According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 5,365,208, after 5,480 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 829 patients are in critical condition, 5,228,419 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
More than 58,339,486 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.