ANKARA, July 4 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s COVID-19 cases increased by 1,172 on Friday, while the total cases climbed to 203,456, Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, said.
Meanwhile, 19 people died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 5,186, the minister tweeted.
Turkey conducted 52,141 tests in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall number of tests to 3,535,818, he said.
A total of 1,313 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, raising the total recoveries to 178,278, since the outbreak, Koca said, noting that 1,082 patients are being treated in intensive care units and 374 are intubated.
“The spread of the virus is fast; it takes time for cases to decrease,” the minister stated.
Turkey reported the first COVID-19 case on Mar 11.– NNN-ANADOLU
