Turkey starts including asymptomatic cases in its daily count, reports 28,351 cases

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Turkey has registered 28,351 more new coronavirus infections, the third-highest number in the world after the US and India, according to Health Ministry data.

With 6,814 new "patients," the total number of symptomatic cases in the country reached 467,730.

Following a meeting of the Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the number of asymptomatic cases will also be shared from today (November 25) "at the request of our people."

Amid growing suspicion regarding the accuracy of the official figures, Koca admitted in late September that the ministry was excluding asymptomatic cases from its daily count.

He had pointed out that the ministry changed the "cases" section in its daily coronavirus table to "patients" in late July.

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB), the largest doctors' group in the country, estimates that the average daily number of non-hospitalized cases is over 47,000.

The ministry also reported 168 deaths for the past 24 hours, the highest figure since the start of the outbreak. The country's official death toll now stands at 12,840.

As the official figures for deaths have also been disputed since the start of the outbreak, the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, which is led by Ekrem İmamoğlu, a member of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has started disclosing the number of deaths caused by an "infectious disease" throughout the city.

Accordingly, 211, 201 and 186 people died of an infectious disease in the past three days, respectively, whereas the ministry figures for the same days for the entire country were 139, 153 and 161.

According to today's table, a total of 3,911 patients recovered in 24 hours, bringing the tally to 385,480.

Around 164,547 Covid-19 tests were done across the country, bringing the total to date to over 17.73 million.

The number of patients in critical condition now stands at 4,641.

"The situation is getting worse"

Koca said the country's the daily test capacity will reach more than 200,000 in coming days.

He underlined that the virus situation got worse in the country as of the second week of October.

If people do not follow the measures resolutely, heavy restrictions would be inevitable, he added.

Koca stressed the country carried out widespread contact tracing work, rapid detection of cases, early treatment and the free-of-charge medicine supply to patients isolated at home.

Starting this week, Turkey imposed a partial weekend curfew from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. local time.

The pandemic has claimed more than 1.41 million lives in 191 countries and regions since last December, according to the US' Johns Hopkins University.

While the US, India, and Brazil remain the worst-hit countries in terms of the number of cases, Europe is in the grip of a devastating second wave of infections.

Figures announced by the ministry since the start of the outbreak

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: 972 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 patients, 14 deaths (45,712 tests)
July 30: 967 patients, 15 deaths (43,236 tests)
July 31: 982 patients, 17 deaths (46,492 tests)

August 1: 996 patients, 19 deaths (44,846 tests)
August 2: 987 patients, 18 deaths (40,287 tests)
August 3: 995 patients, 19 deaths (41,301 tests)
August 4: 1,083 patients, 18 deaths (46,249 tests)
August 5: 1,178 patients, 19 deaths (53,842 tests)
August 6: 1,153 patients, 14 deaths (54,494 tests)
August 7: 1,185 patients, 15 deaths (56,726 tests)
August 8: 1,172 patients, 16 deaths (63,842 tests)
August 9: 1,182 patients, 15 deaths (61,446 tests)
August 10: 1,193 patients, 14 deaths (62,219 tests)
August 11: 1,183 patients, 15 deaths (61,716 tests)
August 12: 1,212 patients, 18 deaths (67,237 tests)
August 13: 1,243 patients, 21 deaths (66,892 tests)
August 14: 1,226 patients, 22 deaths (70,192 tests)
August 15: 1,256 patients, 21 deaths (67,214 tests)
August 16: 1,192 patients, 19 deaths (65,956 tests)
August 17: 1,223 patients, 22 deaths (74,846 tests)
August 18: 1,263 patients, 20 deaths (82,318 tests)
August 19: 1,303 patients, 23 deaths (87,223 tests)
August 20: 1,412 patients, 19 deaths (92,301 tests)
August 21: 1,203 patients, 22 deaths (92,227 tests)
August 22: 1,309 patients, 22 deaths (93,007 tests)
August 23: 1,217 patients, 19 deaths (80,302 tests)
August 24: 1,443 patients, 18 deaths (95,943 tests)
August 25: 1,502 patients, 24 deaths (98,231 tests)
August 26: 1,313 patients, 20 deaths (100,109 tests)
August 27: 1,491 patients, 26 deaths (106,111 tests)
August 28: 1,517 patients, 36 deaths (107,814 tests)
August 29: 1,549 patients, 39 deaths (101, 414 tests)
August 30: 1,482 patients, 42 deaths (91,302 tests)
August 31: 1,587 patients, 44 deaths (110,102 tests)

September 1: 1,572 patients, 47 deaths (109,443 tests)
September 2: 1,596 patients, 45 deaths (107,927 tests)
September 3: 1,642 patients, 49 deaths (110,225 tests)
September 4: 1,612 patients, 53 deaths (117,113 tests)
September 5: 1,673 patients, 56 deaths (99,497 tests)
September 6: 1,578 patients, 53 deaths (96,842 tests)
September 7: 1,703 patients, 57 deaths (103,925 tests)
September 8: 1,761 patients, 52 deaths (110,565 tests)
September 9: 1,673 patients, 55 deaths (111,193 tests)
September 10: 1,512 patients, 58 deaths (107,702 tests)
September 11: 1,671 patients, 56 deaths (112,213 tests)
September 12: 1,509 patients, 48 deaths (98,326 tests)
September 13: 1,527 patients, 57 deaths (96,097 tests)
September 14: 1,716 patients, 63 deaths (112,563 tests)
September 15: 1,742 patients, 67 deaths (110,412 tests)
September 16: 1,771 patients, 63 deaths (112,645 tests)
September 17: 1,648 patients, 66 deaths (109,985 tests)
September 18: 1,771 patients, 62 deaths (111,113 tests)
September 19: 1,538 patients, 68 deaths (97,416 tests)
September 20: 1,519 patients, 61 deaths (95,321 tests)
September 21: 1,743 patients, 68 deaths (112,942 tests)
September 22: 1,692 patients, 65 deaths (114,311 tests)
September 23: 1,767 patients, 72 deaths (112,102 tests)
September 24: 1,721 patients, 74 deaths (113,317 tests)
September 25: 1,665 patients, 73 deaths (112,.885 tests)
September 26: 1,511 patients, 71 deaths (102,009 tests)
September 27: 1,467 patients, 68 deaths (101,119 tests)
September 28: 1,412 patients, 65 deaths (115,523 tests)
September 29: 1,427 patients, 68 deaths (114,940 tests)
September 30: 1,391 patients, 65 deaths (112,098 tests)

October 1: 1,407 patients, 67 deaths (113,546 tests)
October 2: 1,442 patients, 63 deaths (114,857 tests)
October 3: 1,502 patients, 59 deaths (103,219 tests)
October 4: 1,429 patients, 57 deaths (104,402 tests)
October 5: 1,603 patients, 57 deaths (115,632 tests)
October 6: 1,511 patients, 55 deaths (112,421 tests)
October 7: 1,581 patients, 56 deaths (116,608 tests)
October 8: 1,615 patients, 58 deaths (117,101 tests)
October 9: 1,629 patients, 55 deaths (115,295 tests)
October 10: 1,649 patients, 56 deaths (115,295 tests)
October 11: 1,502 patients, 59 deaths (109,301 tests)
October 12: 1,614 patients, 58 deaths (115,605 tests)
October 13: 1,632 patients, 62 deaths (114,992 tests)
October 14: 1,671 patients, 57 deaths (115,328 tests)
October 15: 1,693 patients, 66 deaths (116,103 tests)
October 16: 1,812 patients, 73 deaths (117,005 tests)
October 17: 1,723 patients, 71 deaths (112,131 tests)
October 18: 1,815 patients, 72 deaths (101,403 tests)
October 19: 2,026 patients, 75 deats (116,249 tests)
October 20: 1,894 patients, 74 deaths (116,565 tests)
October 21: 2,013 patients, 68 deaths (117,943 tests)
October 22: 2,102 patients, 71 deaths (117,198 tests)
October 23: 2,165 patients, 74 deaths (115,979 tests)
October 24: 2,091 patients, 69 deaths (113,427 tests)
October 25: 2,017 patients, 72 deaths (112,215 tests)
October 26: 2,198 patients, 75 deaths (132,913 tests)
October 27: 2,209 patients, 76 deaths (127,651 tests)
October 28: 2,305 patients, 77 deaths (128,312 tests)
October 29: 2,319 patients, 72 deaths (134,416 tests)
October 30: 2,322 patients, 78 patients (136,525 tests)
October 31: 2,213 patients, 75 deaths (124,109 tests)

November 1: 2,106 patients, 74 deaths (123,343 tests)
November 2: 2,302 patients, 76 deaths (139,103 tests)
November 3: 2,343 patients, 79 deaths (146,247 tests)
November 4: 2,391 patients, 77 deaths (144,416 tests)
November 5: 2,311 patients, 81 deaths (146,028 tests)
November 6: 2,436 patients, 83 deaths (145,241 tests)
November 7: 2,483 patients, 81 deaths (139,675 tests)
November 8: 2,516 patients, 84 deaths (141,944 tests)
November 9: 2,576 patients, 85 deaths (145,411 tests)
November 10: 2,529 patients, 87 deaths (146,198 tests)
November 11: 2,693 patients, 86 deaths (145,989 tests)
November 12: 2,841 patients, 88 deaths (148,482 tests)
November 13: 3,045 patients, 93 deaths (149,942 tests)
November 14: 3,116 patients, 92 deaths (150,141 tests)
November 15: 3,223 patients, 89 deaths (142,496 tests)
November 16: 3,316 patients, 94 deaths (151,516 tests)
November 17: 3,819 patients, 103 deaths (156,692 tests)
November 18: 4,215 patients, 116 deaths (158,811 tests)
November 19: 4,542 patients, 123 deaths (157,756 tests)
November 20: 5,103 patients, 141 deaths (156,642 tests)
November 21: 5,532 patients, 135 deaths (152,214 tests)
November 22: 6,017 patients, 139 deaths (155,516 tests)
November 23: 6,713 patients, 153 deaths (161,125 tests)
November 24: 7,381 patients, 161 deaths (162, 231 tests)
November 25: 6,814 patients, 168 deaths (164,547 tests) 28,351 cases

(EKN/VK)