The Health Ministry on Sunday said that since the beginning of January, 602 people have succumbed to COVID-19 after 27 died on Saturday alone.
On Saturday, 5,000 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed after 69,500 tests conducted, indicating a positivity rate of 7.2%.
There are currently 1,115 people hospitalized in serious condition with 246 of them on ventilators.
First published: 11:10, 01.17.21