According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 6,273,681, after 19,970 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 623 patients are in critical condition, 5,756,406 patients suffering from the disease have recovered and been discharged from the hospital.
At least 74,687,722 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.