PodcastTurkey's coronavirus death toll exceeds 6,000
Turkey's death toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19) rose by 20 on Aug. 18 to 6,016, health ministry data showed, with the total number of identified cases rising to 251,805. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca reiterated his warnings on Twitter while sharing the daily coronavirus chart.
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Turkey's death toll from the coronavirus (COVID-19) rose by 20 on Aug. 18 to 6,016, health ministry data showed, with the total number of identified cases rising to 251,805.
The data showed that 1,263 new cases were identified in the last 24 hours, rising from 1,233 a day earlier.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca reiterated his warnings on Twitter while sharing the daily coronavirus chart.
Bu tabloda her gün açıklanan Koronavirüs test sonuçları, ortalama 10 gün önceki bulaşmaları gösteriyor. Sonuçlara göre, ortalama 10 gün önce, virüs, tedbirlere uyulmayan ortamlarda 1.263 kişiye daha bulaştı. Kararlı olursak, virüse bu gücü tanımayabiliriz. https://t.co/RVlhe7786O pic.twitter.com/mtYxXoZAhi
— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) August 18, 2020
Experts have been pointing to the sharp increase in the number of cases and saying that further measures need to be adopted to prevent a second wave.
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