According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 5,235,978, after 7,656 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 1,391 patients are in critical condition, 5,094,279 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
More than 53,700,891 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.