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Turkey confirms 1,016 cases of Covid-19, total 212,981

KUWAIT, July 11 (KUNA) -- Turkey reported 1,016 more cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections nationwide to 211,981, Health minister Fahrettin Koca on Saturday.
The country's death toll from the virus rose to 5,344, with 21 daily fatalities reported, Koca added.
A total of 1,334 people recovered from the novel coronavirus in Turkey over the past day, bringing the current total number to 193,217.
The rate of cases' turning into pneumonia is decreasing in Turkey, Koca added.
Healthcare professionals conducted a total of 48,813 tests for the disease over the past day, raising the overall count to over 3.93 million. (end) rs.mb