Turkey reports 17 new deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours

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 227,019, after 919 more people tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours.

210,469 people have so far recovered and been discharged from hospital.

While 1,263 patients are in critical condition, there are some 392 patients who are mechanically ventilated.

4,617,971 tests for coronavirus have so far been conducted to detect infections in the country. (ILKHA)