Coronavirus: Turkey death toll up seven to 44, with 343 new cases

Health minister says 3,952 tests conducted in last 24 hours, bringing total to 28,000

Last updated: March 24, 2020 | 23:45

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A worker of Maltepe Municipality cooks free food for locals over the age of 65 who are banned to go out because of a partial curfew as part of measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Istanbul, Turkey March 24, 2020.

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Istanbul: Turkey’s death toll from the coronavirus increased by seven to 44 on Tuesday as the number of confirmed cases rose by 343 to 1,872, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.

He said on Twitter that 3,952 tests had been conducted in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of tests carried out in Turkey to around 28,000.

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