Ministry of Health

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HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 20 thousand

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 20,135. While 257 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 15,197.

29 December 2020

HEALTH MINISTER KOCA

‘China’s COVID-19 vaccine delivery to Turkey postponed’

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 19,878. While 254 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 14,205.

28 December 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll tops 19 thousand

The authorities in China have approved the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to Turkey and the vaccines are set to be sent on December 27, says Health Minister Koca, adding that the vaccine has an effectiveness of 91.25 percent.

25 December 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

Turkey reports highest daily COVID-19 death toll

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 18,861. While 259 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 19,650.

24 December 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

COVID-19 in Turkey: There are still over 5 thousand critically ill patients

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 18,602. While 251 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 19,256.

23 December 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

COVID-19 in Turkey: 254 people lost their lives in a day

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 18,351. While 254 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 19,103.

22 December 2020

HEALTH MINISTER KOCA

‘Number of COVID-19 cases has dropped by 20 percent in İstanbul’

In a statement on Friday, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has announced that the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has decreased by 20 percent and that of inpatients by 15 percent in İstanbul over the past week.

21 December 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll tops 18 thousand

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 18,097. While 246 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 20,316.

21 December 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

COVID-19: Turkey reports record-high daily fatalities, again

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 17,364. While 243 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 27,515.

18 December 2020

Health Minister evaluates Turkey's COVID-19 vaccine

Following his meeting with the Coronavirus Scientific Committee, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has released a written statement and shared information about the COVID-19 vaccine to be imported and the ongoing vaccine research in the country.

17 December 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll tops 17 thousand

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 17,121. While 240 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 29,718.

17 December 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

COVID-19: Turkey reports highest daily fatalities

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 16,646. While 229 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 29,617.

15 December 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

Turkey reports over 26 thousand new COVID-19 cases in a day

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll has risen to 16,417. While 218 people have died of the virus in the last 24 hours, the number of new cases has been announced as 26,919.

14 December 2020

Turkey updates coronavirus case count as 1.74 million

The number of total cases was not clear as the ministry was reporting only symptomatic cases until late November.

10 December 2020

Minister admits Turkey has surpassed 1.5 million Covid-19 cases, explains low death figures

Minister Koca has announced the total number of cases for the first time and said the ministry has only been reporting the deaths with s positive PCR test.

9 December 2020

Ministry shortens quarantine requirement for Covid-19 contacts

The quarantine period has been reduced from 14 to 10 days.

8 December 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

COVID-19: Turkey reports 30,402 new cases, 195 deaths in a day

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 14,900 and the total number of patients to 539,291. 195 people have died of the virus and the number of new cases has been announced as 30,402 in the last 24 hours.

7 December 2020

COVID-19 IN TURKEY

Ministry announces record-high daily fatalities, İstanbul municipality's count even higher

While the Health Ministry reported 177 new Covid-19 deaths for the country, the opposition-led İstanbul municipality announced 179 deaths of an "infectious disease" in the city.

28 November 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

Turkey’s COVID-19 death toll tops 13 thousand people

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 13,014 and the total number of patients to 474,606. 174 people have died of the virus and the number of new cases has been announced as 29,132 in the last 24 hours.

27 November 2020

Turkey starts including asymptomatic cases in its daily count, reports 28,351 cases

Minister Koca has warned that the country may need "radical measures" as the number of daily Covid-19 deaths in the country has reached another record high.

25 November 2020

Turkey may take 'painful measures' amid record-high Covid-19 cases and deaths

The outbreak has worsened despite the new measures announced last week.

25 November 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

Turkey reports 161 COVID-19 deaths, over 7,300 ‘patients’ in a day

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 12,672 and the total number of patients to 460,916. 161 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 7,381 in the last 24 hours.

25 November 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

COVID-19: Turkey reports highest daily death toll, new 'patients'

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 12,511 and the total number of patients to 453,535. 153 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 6,713 in the last 24 hours.

24 November 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

COVID-19: Turkey reports highest number of ‘patients’ in a day

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 12,358 and the total number of patients to 446,822. 139 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 6,017 in the last 24 hours.

23 November 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

COVID-19 in Turkey: Highest daily fatalities since mid-April

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 11,943 and the total number of patients to 430,170. 123 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 4,542 in the last 24 hours.

20 November 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

COVID-19 in Turkey: 116 people lose their lives in a day

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 11,820 and the total number of patients to 425,628. 116 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 4,215 in the last 24 hours.

18 November 2020

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY HDP

‘Why don’t you share patient data with İstanbul Municipality?’

“According to the figures shared by the Health Ministry on November 14, 92 people lost their lives due to coronavirus across Turkey. On the same day, 164 people lost their lives due to an ‘infectious disease’ in İstanbul,” says HDP’s Kenanoğlu.

18 November 2020

HEALTH MINISTRY STATEMENT

Turkey’s number of daily COVID-19 deaths tops 100 after months

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 11,704 and the total number of patients to 421,413. 103 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 3,819 in the last 24 hours.

17 November 2020

HEALTH MINISTER KOCA

‘Science board recommends concrete measures against pandemic’

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 11,601 and the total number of patients to 417,594. 94 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 3,316 in the last 24 hours.

17 November 2020

HEALTH MINISTER KOCA

‘Turkey’s number of daily COVID-19 deaths nears 100'

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 11,507 and the total number of patients to 414,278. 89 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 3,223 in the last 24 hours.

16 November 2020

HEALTH MINISTER KOCA

‘Turkey’s number of seriously ill COVID-19 patients keeps increasing’

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 11,233 and the total number of patients to 404,894. 88 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 2,841 in the last 24 hours.

13 November 2020

MINISTRY OF HEALTH STATEMENT

Turkey’s number of COVID-19 ‘patients’ has topped 400 thousand

The Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 11,145 and the total number of patients to 402,053. 86 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 2,693 in the last 24 hours.

12 November 2020