Nearly 1,600 new coronavirus cases and more than 1,000 recoveries were reported in Turkey on Tuesday.
In a tweet, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said 1,572 more infections have raised the country’s overall count to 271,705.
“THE POWER IS ON PRECAUTION”
“The number of active cases continues to rise. If we follow [protective] measures, we will be the winner. The power is on precaution,” Koca said on Twitter. He also said 1,003 more patients recovered over the past 24 hours, taking the total to 245,929. The death toll climbed by 47 to reach 6,417, he added.
A total of 109,443 more coronavirus tests were done over the past 24 hours, pushing the total up to over 7.24 million. According to Health Ministry data, 7.6% of the total patients are suffering from pneumonia, while the number of patients in critical condition stands at 991.
He stressed that “full compliance” with protective measures will reduce the number of losses and patients in serious condition.