Turkey reports 22 new deaths from coronavirus pandemic

Turkey has reported 22 new deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll from the virus to 5,996.
17.08.2020 22:05:37 / English News

In a statement posted on his Twitter account, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca shared the latest official coronavirus figures in the country on Monday.

According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 250,542, after 1,233 more people tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours.

While 686 patients are in critical condition, 231,971 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.

5,800,088 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country. (ILKHA)