According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 3,487,050, after 41,998 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 2,311 patients are in critical condition, 3,105,350 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
More than 39,566,099 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.