The country reported 22,311 new Covid-19 cases during the previous 24 hours, the second consecutive day of declines from the peak of 25,615 on Saturday, the Public Health Ministry announced on Monday morning. There were 42 more coronavirus-related fatalities.
On Sunday morning, the government announced the same number of deaths - 42 - but a significantly higher 24,719 new cases.
There were 22,175 local cases and 136 imported ones.
On Sunday, 17,470 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus.
Since the pandemic started in early 2020, there have been 2,891,927 Covid-19 cases, including 668,492 cases this year, with 2,655,349 complete recoveries to date.
The accumulated death toll stood at 22,933 since the beginning of the pandemic, including 1,235 so far this year.
The highest number of Covid-related fatalities in a 24-hour period was 312 recorded on Aug 13, 2021. The highest number of cases was 25,615 on Feb 26.
