Turkey reports 2,343 new 'patients,' 79 deaths of coronavirus

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Turkey registered 2,343 more novel coronavirus "patients" over the past 24 hours, according to Health Ministry data.

The country's overall tally now stands at 382,118, the ministry said.

Some 1,817 more patients recovered over the past day, raising the tally to 328,824, while the death toll rose by 79 to reach 10,481.

Table: Health Ministry

As Minister Fahrettin Koca admitted on September 30, the ministry excludes asymptomatic cases from its daily count and announces the number of "patients," or cases with symptoms.

Until July 29, 2020, the expression of "number of daily cases" was used on the Health Ministry's daily Covid-19 table. It has then been understood that after this day, it has been changed into "number of daily patients." 

A total of 146,247 more Covid-19 tests were carried out across the country, bringing the total to over 14.4 million.

The figures showed that the number of patients in critical condition currently stands at 2,386, with 4.7 percent this week suffering from pneumonia.

Across the world, Covid-19 has claimed more than 1.2 million lives in 190 countries and regions since last December.

The US, India, and Brazil are currently the worst-hit countries.

Over 47.37 million cases have been reported worldwide, with recoveries exceeding 31.44 million, according to figures compiled by the US' Johns Hopkins University.

(EKN/VK)