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Turkey reports 1,114 new coronavirus cases, 139,771 in total

Published : 12 May 2020, 00:43

  DF-Xinhua Report
A hairdresser wearing a face mask makes a haircut for a customer at a hair salon in Ankara, Turkey, on May 11, 2020. Photo Xinhua.

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Monday reported 1,114 new COVID-19 cases and 55 more fatalities in Turkey.

The total number of confirmed cases in the country has climbed to 139,771 while the death toll surged to 3,841, Koca tweeted.

Turkey conducted 32,722 tests for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of tests carried out to 1,403,320, he stated.

In addition, 95,780 patients have recovered from COVID-19, while 1,126 are being treated at intensive care units and 578 intubated, according to the minister.

Turkey reported its first COVID-19 case on March 11