Turkey on Thursday confirmed 1,243 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the tally to 245,635.
A TOTAL OF 5.5 MILLION TESTS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said 968 more patients recovered over the past 24 hours, pushing the total number of recoveries to 228,057.
The death toll in the country reached 5,912 as 21 more people lost their lives over the past day.
Health care professionals conducted 66,892 tests to diagnose the disease over the past day, taking the tally to over 5.5 million. Of those infected, 7.9% are suffering from pneumonia.
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 750,700 lives in 188 countries and regions since it originated in China last December.