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Turkey reports 1,894 new COVID-19 cases, 351,413 in total

Türkiye Materials 20 October 2020 22:46 (UTC +04:00)
Turkey reports 1,894 new COVID-19 cases, 351,413 in total

Turkey confirmed 1,894 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total confirmed cases in the country to 351,413, the Turkish Health Ministry announced, Trend reports citing Hurriyet.

Meanwhile, 74 people died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 9,445.

A total of 1,512 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, raising the total recoveries to 306,939 in Turkey since the outbreak.

The rate of pneumonia in COVID-19 patients is 5.6 percent and the number of seriously ill patients is 1,545.

Turkish health professionals conducted 116,565 tests in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall number of tests to 12,641,126.

Turkey reported the first COVID-19 case on March 11.

Turkey and China have supported each other in the fight against COVID-19. Chinese doctors and medical experts held video conferences with Turkish counterparts to share China's experience in treating coronavirus patients, protecting medical workers, and controlling the spread of the virus.

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