Turkey's new COVID-19 cases continue to stand under 1,000 mark

New cases of novel coronavirus stood under 1,000 despite the high number of tests, Turkey's health minister announced Friday.

Turkey confirmed 952 new cases, bringing the total to 154,500, according to Health Ministry data shared by Fahrettin Koca on Twitter.

Recoveries from the disease hit 116,111 as 1,121 more patients were discharged from hospitals over the past day, Koca said.

The death toll from the outbreak rose to 4,276 as the country reported 27 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to the ministry data.