Turkey Records Over 10,000 COVID-19 Infections

Turkey reported over 10,000 new coronavirus cases, the country’s Health Ministry announced on Monday.

A total of 10,174 cases, including 923 symptomatic patients, were confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours.

Turkey’s overall case tally is now over 5.12 million, while the nationwide death toll reached 44,983, with 223 more fatalities over the past day.

As many as 13,864 more patients won the battle against the virus, taking the total number of recoveries past 4.86 million.

Over 51.07 million coronavirus tests have been conducted to date, with 206,836 more done since Sunday.

The latest figures show that the number of COVID-19 patients in critical condition stands at 2,326.

Turkey entered a 17-day lockdown on April 29 and the measures led to a drop in cases nationwide. A gradual normalization has begun starting Monday.

Until June 1, weekdays will see a nighttime curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., while weekends will be under full lockdown.