Turkey records 73 new deaths as tally hits 574

Turkey’s daily coronavirus test numbers have reached 20,000 as the death toll rose to 574 after 73 people died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced Sunday evening.

Some 20,065 tests were conducted on Sunday, and the number of overall tests carried out so far reached 181,445.

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases surged to 27,069 as 3,135 more people tested positive for the virus in a day, according to data shared by the minister on Twitter.

So far, 1,042 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals, while 1,381 patients are currently receiving intensive care, the data shows.

On a positive note, the rate of the increase in coronavirus cases has fallen to the lowest level since the beginning of April, according to official data.