According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 2,449,839, after 7,489 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 1,765 patients are in critical condition, 2,331,314 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
29,007,915 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.