Turkey records 26,182 new virus cases, highest this year
Turkey registered 26,182 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the highest daily number since mid-December, health ministry data showed, as cases continued to rise amid an easing in measures to restrict infections this month.
Turkey's weekly geographic COVID-19 figures keep increasing according to Health ministry statistics released late Saturday as the country continues its "controlled normalization." (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
The death toll rose by 138 to 30,316.
Daily cases have roughly doubled since the beginning of March, when restrictions were eased.
