Fahrettin Koca, Turkish Minister of Health (AP=Yonhap News)

Fahrettin Koca, Turkish Minister of Health (AP=Yonhap News)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] The cumulative number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Turkey has surpassed 120,000.


On the 1st (local time), the Turkish Ministry of Health announced that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country increased by 2,615 from the previous day, reaching 120,204. Turkey ranks seventh in the world for the highest cumulative number of COVID-19 cases.


The cumulative death toll also rose by 93 from the previous day, reaching 3,174.



Fahrettin Koca, Turkey's Minister of Health, stated on Twitter, "In the past 24 hours, 42,004 COVID-19 tests were conducted, bringing the total number of tests to 1,033,617."


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