Turkey’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 501
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76 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Turkey, bringing the country’s death toll from the virus to 501, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Friday in statement on Twitter.
“3,013 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the total number of infected people has reached 20,921,” he added.
786 patients were discharged from hospital after being cured.
So far, the total number of tests performed has been 161,380, including 19,664 in the last 24 hours. (ILKHA)
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