According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 5,306,690, after 6,454 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 1,018 patients are in critical condition, 5,179,833 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
More than 56,123,336 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.