According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 278,228, after 1,673 more people tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours.
While 1,091 patients are in critical condition, 250,092 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
7,682,697 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.
ILKHA