Date published: 31 July 2020 07:54

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‘Turkey’s number of new COVID-19 cases is gradually increasing,’ says Health Minister

The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 5,674 and the total number of cases to 229,891. 15 people have died of the virus and 967 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.

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‘Turkey’s number of new COVID-19 cases is gradually increasing,’ says Health Minister

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The Ministry of Health announced the latest figures on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Turkey yesterday (July 30).

While 967 people have tested positive, 15 people have died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. 982 people have recovered. The number of tests conducted in the last 24 hours has been announced as 43,236.

According to the figures announced till today, 4,754,331 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Turkey so far. While the total number of cases is 229,891, the death toll has reached 5,674.

While 561 patients are reportedly in critical condition, the rate of COVID-19 patients with pneumonia has been announced as 9.3 percent. The total number of recovered patients is 213,539.

* Source: AA

Citing the Ministry of Health data, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has also indicated on Twitter, "The number of our new patients which dropped towards 900 for some time is gradually increasing. The number of our recovered patients and that of new patients are close to each other."

The Minister has also noted that while the number of patients in critical condition was 542 the day before, it increased to 561 yesterday. "In over 43,000 thousand tests conducted in the last 24 hours, 967 more people have been diagnosed with the disease," he has said.

Dün 542 olan ağır hasta sayımız 561’E YÜKSELDİ. Son 24 saat içinde yapılan 43.000’i aşkın testte 967 kişide daha hastalığa rastlandı. Bir süre 900’e doğru inen yeni hastamız giderek artıyor. İyileşen hasta sayımızla yeni hasta sayımız birbirine yakın. https://t.co/RVlhe7786O pic.twitter.com/5K9WiXiN6Z
— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) July 30, 2020

Since originating in China last December, COVID-19 has claimed over 668,500 lives in 188 countries and regions. Nearly 17.1 million cases have been reported worldwide while nearly 10 million patients have recovered so far, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Cases and deaths announced by Turkey

March 11: 1 case
March 13: 3 cases
March 14: 6 cases
March 15: 18 cases
March 16: 29 cases
March 17: 51 cases, 1 death
March 18: 93 cases, 1 death
March 19: 168 cases, 2 deaths (1,981 tests)
March 20: 311 cases, 5 deaths (3,656 tests)
March 21: 277 cases, 12 deaths (2,953 tests)
March 22: 289 cases, 9 deaths
March 23: 293 cases, 7 deaths (3,672 tests)
March 24: 343 cases, 7 deaths (3,952 tests)
March 25: 561 cases, 15 deaths (5,035 tests)
March 26: 1,196 cases, 16 deaths (7,286 tests)
March 27: 2,069 cases, 17 deaths (7,533 tests)
March 28: 1,704 cases, 16 deaths (7,641 tests)
March 29: 1,815 cases, 23 deaths (9,982 tests)
March 30: 1,610 cases, 37 deaths (11,535 tests)
March 31: 2,704 cases, 46 deaths (15,422 tests)

April 1: 2,148 cases, 63 deaths (14,396 tests)
April 2: 2,456 cases, 79 deaths (18,757 tests)
April 3: 2,786 cases, 69 deaths (16,160 tests)
April 4: 3,012 cases, 76 deaths (19,664 tests)
April 5: 3,015 cases, 73 deaths (20,065 tests)
April 6: 3,148 cases, 75 deaths (21,400 tests)
April 7: 3,892 cases, 76 deaths (20,023 tests)
April 8: 4,117 cases, 87 deaths (24,900 tests)
April 9: 4,056 cases, 96 deaths (28,578 tests)
April 10: 4,747 cases, 98 deaths (30,864 tests)
April 11: 5,138 cases, 95 deaths (33,170 tests)
April 12: 4,789 cases, 97 deaths (35,720 tests)
April 13: 4,093 cases, 98 deaths (34,456 tests)
April 14: 4,062 cases, 107 deaths (33,070 tests)
April 15: 4,281 cases, 115 deaths (34,090 tests)
April 16: 4,801 cases, 125 deaths (40,427 tests)
April 17: 4,353 cases, 126 deaths (40,270 tests)
April 18: 3,783 cases, 121 deaths (40,520 tests)
April 19: 3,977 cases, 127 deaths (35,344 tests)
April 20: 4,674 cases, 123 deaths (39,703 tests)
April 21: 4,611 cases, 119 deaths (39,429 tests)
April 22: 3,083 cases, 117 deaths (37,535 tests)
April 23: 3,116 cases, 115 deaths (40,962 tests)
April 24: 3,122 cases, 109 deaths (38,351 tests)
April 25: 2,861 cases, 106 deaths (38,308 tests)
April 26: 2,357 cases, 99 deaths (30,177 tests)
April 27: 2,131 cases, 95 deaths (20,143 tests)
April 28: 2,392 cases, 92 deaths (29,230 tests)
April 29: 2,936 cases, 89 deaths (43,498 tests)
April 30: 2,615 cases, 93 deaths (42,004 tests)

May 1: 2,188 cases, 84 deaths (41,431 tests)
May 2: 1,983 cases, 78 deaths (36,318 tests)
May 3: 1,670 cases, 61 deaths (24,001 tests)
May 4: 1,614 cases, 64 deaths (35,771 tests)
May 5: 1,832 cases, 59 deaths (33,283 tests)
May 6: 2,253 cases, 64 deaths (30,303 tests)
May 7: 1,977 cases, 57 deaths (30,395 tests)
May 8: 1,848 cases, 48 deaths (33,687 tests)
May 9: 1,546 cases, 50 deaths (35, 605 tests)
May 10: 1,152 cases, 47 deaths (36,187 tests)
May 11: 1,114 cases, 55 deaths (32,722 tests)
May 12: 1,704 cases, 53 deaths (37,351 tests)
May 13: 1,639 cases, 58 deaths (33,332 tests)
May 14: 1,635 cases, 55 deaths (34,821 tests)
May 15: 1,708 cases, 48 deaths (38,565 tests)
May 16: 1,610 cases, 41 deaths (42,236 tests)
May 17: 1,368 cases, 44 deaths (35,369 tests)
May 18: 1,158 cases, 33 deaths (25,141 tests)
May 19: 1,022 cases, 28 deaths (25,382 tests)
May 20: 9,72 cases, 22 deaths (20,838 tests)
May 21: 961 cases, 27 deaths (33,633 tests)
May 22: 961 cases, 27 deaths (37,507 tests)
May 23: 1,186 cases, 32 deaths (40,178 tests)
May 24: 1,141 cases, 32 deaths (24,589 tests)
May 25: 987 cases, 29 deaths (21,492 tests)
May 26: 948 cases, 28 deaths (19,853 tests)
May 27: 1,035 cases, 34 deaths (21,043 tests)
May 28: 1,182 cases, 30 deaths (33,559 tests)
May 29: 1,141 cases, 28 deaths (36,155 tests)
May 30: 983 cases, 26 deaths (39,230 tests)
May 31: 839 cases 25 deaths (35,600 tests)

June 1: 827 cases, 23 deaths (31,525 tests)
June 2: 786 cases, 22 deaths (32,325 tests)
June 3: 867 cases, 24 deaths (52,305 tests)
June 4: 988 cases, 21 deaths (54,234 tests)
June 5: 930 cases, 18 deaths (57,829 tests)
June 6: 878 cases, 21 deaths (35,846 tests)
June 7: 914 cases, 23 deaths (35,335 tests)
June 8: 989 cases, 19 deaths (39,361 tests)
June 9: 993 cases, 18 deaths (37,225 tests)
June 10: 922 cases, 22 deaths (36,521 tests)
June 11: 987 cases, 17 deaths (49,190 tests)
June 12: 1,195 cases, 15 deaths (41,013 tests)
June 13: 1,459 cases, 14 deaths (45,092 tests)
June 14: 1,562 cases, 15 deaths (45,176 tests)
June 15: 1,592 cases, 18 deaths (42,032 tests)
June 16: 1,467 cases, 17 deaths (46,800 tests)
June 17: 1,429 cases, 19 deaths (52,901 tests)
June 18: 1,304 cases, 21 deaths (48,412 tests)
June 19: 1,214 cases, 23 deaths (41,316 tests)
June 20: 1,248 cases, 22 deaths (41,112 tests)
June 21: 1,192 cases, 23 deaths (40,496 tests)
June 22: 1,212 cases, 24 deaths (41,413 tests)
June 23: 1,268 cases, 27 deaths (42,982 tests)
June 24: 1,492 cases, 24 deaths (53,486 tests)
June 25: 1458 cases, 21 deaths (52,303 tests)
June 26: 1,396 cases, 19 deaths (51,198 tests)
June 27: 1,372 cases, 17 deaths (45,213 tests)
June 28: 1,356 cases, 15 deaths (48,309 tests)
June 29: 1,374 cases, 18 deaths (51,014 tests)
June 30: 1,293 cases, 16 deaths (50,492 tests)

July 1: 1,192 cases, 19 deaths (52,313 tests)
July 2: 1,186 cases, 17 deaths (49,714 tests)
July 3: 1,172 cases, 19 deaths (52,141 tests)
July 4: 1,154 cases, 20 deaths (48,248 tests)
July 5: 1,148 cases, 19 deaths (46,414 tests)
July 6: 1,086 cases, 16 deaths (52,193 tests)
July 7: 1,053 cases, 19 deaths (50,545 tests)
July 8: 1,041 cases, 22 deaths (49,302 tests)
July 9: 1,024 cases, 18 deaths (50,103 tests)
July 10: 1,003 cases, 23 deaths (48,787 tests)
July 11: 1,016 cases, 21 deaths (48,813 tests)
July 12: 1,012 cases, 19 deaths (45,232 tests)
July 13: 1,008 cases, 19 deaths (46,492 tests)
July 14: 992 cases, 20 deaths (43,231 tests)
July 15: 947 cases, 17 deaths (42,320 tests)
July 16: 933 cases, 21 deaths (42,411 tests)
July 17: 926 cases, 18 deaths (41,215 tests)
July 18: 918 cases, 17 deaths (40,943 tests)
July 19: 924 cases, 16 deaths (41,310 tests)
July 20: 931 cases, 17 deaths (43,404 tests)
July 21: 928 cases, 18 deaths (42,846 tests)
July 22: 902 cases, 19 deaths (43,404 tests)
July 23: 913 cases, 18 deaths (43,343 tests)
July 24: 937 cases, 17 deaths (42,986 tests)
July 25: 921 cases, 16 deaths (43,312 tests)
July 26: 927 cases, 17 deaths (40,016 tests)
July 27: 919 cases, 17 deaths (45,283 tests)
July 28: 963 cases, 15 deaths (47,412 tests)
July 29: 942 cases, 14 deaths (45,712 tests)
July 30: 967 cases, 15 deaths (43,236 tests)

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