According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 4,446,591, after 61,967 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
While at least 3,398 patients are in critical condition, 3,844,342 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.
44,728,595 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country.