Turkey's death toll from novel coronavirus reaches 2,600 - health minister
Turkey's confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by 3,122 in the past 24 hours, and 109 more people have died, taking the death toll to 2,600, Health Ministry data showed on Friday. A total of 21,737 people have so far recovered from the new coronavirus, which causes respiratory disease COVID-19. The number of tests carried out in the past 24 hours was 38,351.
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- Published Date: 07:37 | 24 April 2020
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Turkey on Friday confirmed 109 additional fatalities related to the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 2,600.
The total number of registered coronavirus cases surged to 104,912, as 3,122 more people tested positive for the virus, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca shared on Twitter.
So far, a total of 21,737 patients have been discharged from medical care after recovering from the virus, with 3,246 discharged on Friday alone, health ministry data showed.
A total of 38,351 tests were conducted over the past 24 hours, with the total reaching 830,257, according to the data.
After originating in China last December, COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, has spread to at least 185 countries and regions across the world. Europe and the U.S. are currently the worst-hit regions.
The pandemic has killed more than 193,000 people, with total infections exceeding 2.74 million, while more than 752,800 have recovered from the disease, according to figures compiled by the US-based Johns Hopkins University.
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