The country registered 85 more Covid-19 fatalities and record 27,560 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning.
There were 27,499 local cases and 61 imported ones.
The death toll stood at 25,130 since the beginning of the pandemic, including 3,432 so far this year.
The highest number of Covid-related fatalities in a 24-hour period was 312 recorded on Aug 13, 2021. The previous highest number of cases was 27,071 on March 18.
