Turkey's coronavirus death toll reaches 908 with 42,282 total cases - health ministry

Turkey's confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 4,056 in the last 24 hours, and 96 people have died, taking the death toll to 908, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday.

The total number of recovered cases stood at 2,142, with 296 recoveries in the last 24 hours, and the number of tests carried out in that time was 28,578, the highest number yet, Koca said on Twitter.

The total confirmed cases in the country stood at 42,282, he added.

Turkey is currently treating 1,552 patients in intensive care units.

Koca noted that despite the rising number of tests, the rate of daily rise in the number of cases is dropping, and he urged everyone to continue to stay home.

After originating in China last December, COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has spread to at least 184 countries and regions across the world, with its epicenter shifting to Europe.


The pandemic has killed more than 90,000 people, and infected over 1.5 million, while more than 340,000 people recovered from the disease, according to figures collated by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.