Covid-19 in Turkey: 29 Deaths in a Day, Total Recoveries Top 120 Thousand

* Photo: Şebnem Coşkun - Anadolu Agency (AA) / İstanbul

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The Ministry of Health announced the latest figures on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Turkey today (May 25).

While 987 people have tested positive, 29 people have died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. 1,321 people have recovered. The number of tests conducted in the last 24 hours has been announced as 21,492.

According to the figures announced till today, 1,853,754 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Turkey so far. While the total number of cases is 157,814, the death toll has reached 4,369.

While 756 people are in treatment in intensive care units, the number of intubated patients is 371 and the total number of recovered is 120,015.

* Source: AA

'Need for intensive care keeps decreasing'

In announcing today's figures on Twitter, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has said, "The number of total recoveries has exceeded 120 thousand. The need for intensive care support keeps on decreasing."

The Minister has underlined that "the success achieved" in the struggle against the virus is "a result of the compliance of 83 million."

"The new and strong measure to take in the new period is the measure to be taken in social life together," Minister Koca has indicated further.

Over 5 million confirmed cases worldwide

Since first appearing in China last December, the novel coronavirus has spread to at least 188 countries and regions. The US, Russia, Brazil, and several European countries are currently the hardest hit in the world.

The pandemic has killed over 345,000 people worldwide, with more than 5.45 million confirmed cases, while recoveries exceeding 2.19 million, according to the figures compiled by the US' 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)

(SD)