Turkey's coronavirus death toll rises by 106 to 2,706, with 2,861 new cases

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Turkey recorded 2,861 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, and 106 more people died, taking the death toll to 2,706, Health Ministry data showed on April 25.

The total number of cases stood at 107,773, the highest total in any country outside western Europe or the United States.

A total of 25,582 people have so far recovered from the new coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19. The number of tests carried out in the past 24 hours was 38,308.

Son 24 saatte 3.845 hasta taburcu edildi, 2.861 yeni tanı kondu. Taburcu olanların sayısı yeni hastaların sayısından 984 fazla. Şifa bulanların toplam sayısı ise 25.000'i geçti. Testlerin pozitif çıkma oranı azalıyor. Bu tabloya tedbirle destek şart. https://t.co/RVlhe7786O pic.twitter.com/3rRBHfP0HN

— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) April 25, 2020

As part of tightened measures to contain the virus, Turkey’s major 31 provinces are currently under a four-day curfew that started on April 23 and ends on April 26, at midnight.

The country has already imposed lockdowns over the past two weekends, but the third consecutive lockdown is longer this time due to the April 23 National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.

During the week, the stay-at-home order only applies to those under the age of 20 or over 65. All other citizens are in theory allowed to go out, although authorities urge to them to stay at home if possible.

The government has been signaling that a shift to gradual normalization might take place after the Eid al-Fitr at the end of May.

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