Turkey's Daily Coronavirus Death Toll Hits Record for Sixth Day in a Row

World

November 28th, 5:54pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

People wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus, fish from the Galata bridge over the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP)

Turkey’s daily COVID-19 death toll hit a record high for a sixth consecutive day on Saturday, with 182 fatalities in the last 24 hours, data from the Health Ministry showed. Turkey also recorded a new high of 30,103 coronavirus infections in the space of 24 hours, including asymptomatic ones. For four months, Turkey only reported symptomatic cases, but since Wednesday it has reported all cases. The total number of deaths stood at 13,373.

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