ANKARA, Sept 27 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey’s daily COVID-19 cases increased by 1,511 yesterday, raising the total diagnosed patients to 312,966, the Turkish Health Ministry announced.
Meanwhile, 71 people died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,929, according to the data shared by the ministry.
A total of 1,232 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, raising the total recoveries to 274,514, since the outbreak.
The rate of pneumonia in COVID-19 patients is 6.6 percent and the number of seriously ill patients is 1,615.
Turkish health professionals conducted 102,009 tests in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall number of tests to 9,936,581.
A total of 2,157 confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients are under quarantine in dormitories and hostels across Turkey, the Turkish interior ministry said.
Turkey reported the first COVID-19 case on Mar 11.– NNN-ANADOLU
