Coronavirus-related deaths in Turkey climb to 1,198 - health minister
Turkey on Sunday registered 97 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 1,198. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases surged to 56,956 as 4,789 more people tested positive for the virus, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter, sharing the ministry's link for daily updates of coronavirus figures.
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- Published Date: 08:00 | 12 April 2020
- Modified Date: 08:03 | 12 April 2020
Turkey's confirmed cases of coronavirus increased by 4,789 in the past 24 hours, and 97 people more have died, taking the death toll to 1,198, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Sunday.
The total number of recovered cases stood at 3,446, and the number of tests carried out over the last 24 hours was 35,720, the minister said.
Turkey's total confirmed cases stood at 56,956, the ministry said.
After originating in China last December, COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, has spread to at least 185 countries and regions across the world, with its epicenter shifting to Europe.
The pandemic has killed some 110,000 people, and infected over 1.8 million, while more than 412,000 people have recovered from the disease, according to figures compiled by the U.S.' Johns Hopkins University.
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