Coronavirus: Turkey reports 19 new deaths, 1,217 cases in the last 24 hours

Turkey has reported 19 new deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll from the virus to 6,121.
23.08.2020 21:05:28 / 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 Sunday.

According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 258,249, after 1,217 more people tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours.

While 783 patients are in critical condition, 237,165 patients suffering from the disease have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.

6,327,466 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country. (ILKHA)