Turkey confirmed 1,263 new cases of the novel coronavirus Tuesday, bringing the tally to 251,805.
703 PEOPLE REMAIN IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said 942 more patients recovered in the past 24 hours, pushing the number of recoveries to 232,913.
Health care professionals conducted 82,318 tests to diagnose the virus, taking the tally to more than 5.88 million.
Koca said the virus was transmitted to those, who tested positive for coronavirus today, approximately 10 days ago. Of those infected, 7.5% are suffering from pneumonia. He added that the number of patients in critical condition increased to 703.
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 775,430 lives in 188 countries and regions since it originated in China last December.