According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 3,400,296, after 42,308 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 2,182 patients are in critical condition, 3,059,462 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
More than 39,070,763 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.