The Turkish Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 1,692 new COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths within the past 24 hours, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah.
According to daily data released by the ministry, the new infections were identified in more than 114,300 COVID-19 tests, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 306,302.
The death toll from coronavirus increased to 7,639 with 65 new fatalities. Meanwhile, the total number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 increased to 269,696, with 1,261 patients declared free of the coronavirus in the past day.
"Let's support our healthcare professionals who spend day and night working for us by acting in accordance with the precautions," Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.
Turkey has been seeing a resurgence in coronavirus infections for the past few weeks, with daily infection rates slowly but steadily climbing.
In an effort to prevent a further increase in infection rates, the Interior Ministry last week made wearing masks outside mandatory across all provinces. The order previously applied to only the worst-hit cities, with many provinces only requiring mask use in often-crowded streets.
The government also reintroduced a previously removed capacity cap for mass transit vehicles, banning all standing passengers on buses and significantly reducing capacities for subways and Istanbul’s metrobuses.