Turkey's coronavirus death toll rises to 277
As many as 63 more people died of coronavirus in Turkey in the past 24 hours, the Turkish health minister said on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 277.
The tally of confirmed coronavirus cases climbed to 15,679, as 2,148 more people tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours, Fahrettin Koca announced on the public broadcaster.
He noted that the fatality rate from the virus stands at 1.58% in Turkey, lower than many other countries.
A total of 333 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals since the beginning of the outbreak, according to the latest figures.
He added that hospitals have not over stressed their resources, with a 63% occupancy rate in intensive care units and a bed occupancy rate of 40% in the Anatolian region of Turkey.
Some 979 patients are being treated at intensive care units.
Also, 14,396 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours and the number of overall tests carried out so far stood at 106,799.
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