According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 2,911,642, after 16,749 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 1,474 patients are in critical condition, 2,734,862 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
More than 35,435,502 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.