Turkey reports 19 new deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours

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

According to the statement, the number of confirmed cases rose to 203,456, after 1,172 more people tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours.

178,278 people have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.

While 1,082 patients are in critical condition, there are some 374 patients who are mechanically ventilated.

3,535,818 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country. (ILKHA)