Covid-19 in Turkey: Recoveries Near 130,000 as New Cases Continue to Drop

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Nearly 130,000 patients have so far recovered in Turkey from the novel coronavirus, according to the Health Ministry figures.

Over the past 24 hours, 786 new cases were reported in the country, bringing the total to 165,555. For the third day in a row, the number of new cases was the lowest since March 25.

The death toll from the outbreak rose to 4,585 as the country reported 22 new fatalities over the last 24 hours.

The total number of recoveries from the disease reached 129,921 as 974 more patients were discharged from hospitals over the past day.

Healthcare professionals performed over 32,325 more tests for the virus, raising the overall number to over 2.10 million.

Currently, some 633 patients are being treated in intensive care, the ministry data showed.

Since first appearing in China last December, the novel coronavirus has spread to at least 188 countries and regions.

The US, Brazil, Russia and several European countries are currently the hardest hit in the world.

The pandemic has killed over 376,800 people worldwide, with more than 6.31 million confirmed cases, while recoveries surpassed 2.72 million, according to figures compiled by the US-based Johns Hopkins University.

Daily cases, deaths and tests in Turkey reported by the Health Ministry since March 11:

(EKN/VK)