Total COVID-19 cases spiked to its highest in Turkey since December
The spread of COVID-19 cases in Turkey increased, after the government gradually eased the restrictions in the beginning of March.
New infections totalled 14,941 on
Friday, the most on a daily basis since December, the Health Ministry’s data
showed.
On March 1, the authorities
announced a gradual end for COVID-19 restrictions, including lifting weekend
lockdowns in cities deemed at low and medium risk. Cities in high and very
high-risk categories will continue to implement lockdowns on weekdays and on
Saturdays.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on
Wednesday said the mutant COVID-19 variants has increased, meaning the country
must be extra cautious in confronting the illness.
According to health ministry data,
COVID-19 related deaths increased by 66 to 29,356 on March 12 and the total
number of confirmed cases reached 2,850,930.
