Number of recovered COVID-19 patients in Turkey reaches 78,202 - health minister
A total of 78,202 people have recovered so far from the novel coronavirus in Turkey, the country's health minister said on Wednesday. The death toll from the pandemic rose to 3,584 as Turkey saw 64 more fatalities in the past 24 hours, Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter. The country recorded 2,253 new cases, bringing the tally to 131,744, the minister added.
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- Published Date: 07:35 | 06 May 2020
- Modified Date: 11:56 | 06 May 2020
The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 64 in the last 24 hours to 3,584, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday.
The overall number of cases rose by 2,253 to 131,744, the data showed. Both the number of deaths and new cases were slightly higher than the day before, but still well below peaks recorded last month.
A total of 78,202 people have so far recovered from the coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19.
The number of tests conducted in Turkey in the past 24 hours stood at 30,303, increasing the total number of tests during the outbreak to more than 1.2 million.
COVID-19 cases have been reported in 187 countries and regions since it emerged in China last December, with the US and Europe now the hardest-hit areas.
The pandemic has killed more than 258,000 worldwide, with total infections over 3.69 million, while recoveries surpassed 1.21 million, according to figures compiled by the US' Johns Hopkins University.
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