According to the statement, the number of patients rose to 2,043,704, after 19,103 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 5,192 patients are in critical condition, 1,834,705 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
22,635,637 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.