Over 40K Turkish Health Professionals Test COVID-19 Positive
In Turkey, more than 40,000 healthcare professionals have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, said the Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.
"The number of deaths (among healthcare professionals) has also increased recently," Koca said at a press conference.
On Wednesday, the country reported 1,671 new COVID-19 cases and 57 fatalities, taking the total overall caseload to 340,450 and the death toll to 9,014, the Health Ministry announced.
‘In Turkey, so far, 107 medical staff have succumbed to COVID-19.’
The pneumonia rate in infected patients is 5.9%, and the number of seriously ill patients is 1,418.
In the past 24 hours:
- 115,328 tests were conducted, bringing the overall number of tests to 11,961,670.
- 1,396 patients recovered, raising the tally of recoveries to 298,368.
Source: Medindia