Turkey’s coronavirus deaths up to 168, with 10,827 total cases: Health minister

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Turkey’s coronavirus deaths up to 168, with 10,827 total cases: Health minister
March 30, 2020, 3:14 pm

Turkey’s coronavirus deaths up to 168, with 10,827 total cases: Health minister

Pedestrians wearing facemasks walk on a street in Ankara on March 30, 2020, as authorities urged residents to stay at home as part of coronavirus precautions. (AFP)

Turkey’s deaths from the new coronavirus increased by 37 to 168 on Monday, as the number of confirmed cases rose by 1,610 to 10,827, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.

Some 162 patients have recovered so far.

The minister added on Twitter that 11,535 tests had been conducted on Monday - the highest since the start of the outbreak - bringing the total number of tests carried out in Turkey to 76,981 since the outbreak began.

source: Reuters levant

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