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Turkey's death from the novel coronavirus pandemic has exceeded 5,000 as the Health Ministry reported 27 deaths for the past 24 hours. This was the highest number of new deaths since May 29.
Total cases have also exceeded the 190,000 mark with 1,268 cases in a day. From low 900s in late May, daily cases in Turkey have increased after the reopening at the start of June.
The number of daily recoveries was slightly higher than new cases with 1,315 whereas the number of patients in intensive care units and on ventilators continued to increase.
With nearly 43,000 tests in a day, the number of total tests exceeded 3 million.
Here are today's numbers:
| Today | Yesterday | Total | |
| Cases | 1,268 | 1,212 | 190,165 |
| Deaths | 27 | 24 | 5,001 |
| Tests | 42,982 | 41,413 | 3,029,635 |
| Recoveries | 1,315 | 1,293 | 162,848 |
| ICU patients | 893 (+47) | ||
| Intubated patients | 362 (+17) |
Coronavirus reopening in TurkeyTurkey's easing of coronavirus measures started as early as on May 11, when the government reopened shopping malls, albeit with new physical distancing and hygiene rules. This was followed by more steps on June 1, including the reopening of cafes, restarurants and similar places, as well as parks, beaches and recreation areas. On the same day, entry and exit restrictions for 15 larger provinces, including İstanbul and Ankara, were lifted and domestic flights resumed. On June 5, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan abruptly lifted a weekend curfew for the 15 provinces, which was declared by the Interior Ministry about 12 hours before. The weekend curfews had been in place since April 11. The President further announced on June 9 that people over the age of 65 would be allowed to go out between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. A curfew was declared for the elderly on March 22. Those younger than 18 were also allowed to go out on the condition of being with their parents. The government also resumed international flights on June 11 and announced that all tourism facilities, theaters and concert halls would reopen on July 1. |
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