Nearly 110,000 Turkish patients recover from COVID-19 disease - health ministry

Turkey's total number of recoveries from COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday hit 109,962 as 1,825 more patients recovered, while the active cases dropped to 35,333, said the country's health minister. The death toll from the pandemic rose to 4,140 as the country reported 44 new fatalities over the past 24 hours, Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.

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Published May 17,2020

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NEARLY 110,000 TURKISH PATIENTS RECOVER FROM COVID-19 DISEASE - HEALTH MINISTRY

The number of recovered coronavirus patients in Turkey has reached 109,962 with 1,825 additions in past 24 hours, according to latest tally based on official data released by the health ministry on Sunday.

Death toll from COVID-19 pandemic has risen to 4,140 after 44 more patients died over past 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a statement.

The total number of coronavirus cases has climbed to 149,435 with 1,368 newly reported cases, the minister added.

"The recent number of cases dropped at an expected level. Some data showed ordinary variations in the overall course," he said, stressing the importance of staying at home in fighting the virus.

As many as 35,369 tests were conducted in the country over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of tests to over 1.62 million, according to the ministry data.

There are currently 914 patients in Turkey's intensive care units.

Since first appearing China last December, the novel coronavirus causing the COVID-19 disease has spread to at least 188 countries and regions, with the US and Europe the hardest-hit areas.

The pandemic has killed over 312,300 worldwide, with more than 4.66 million confirmed cases, while recoveries have surpassed 1.71 million, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University in the US.