Coronavirus death toll in Turkey reaches 1,198, with 56,956 total cases

Turkey's coronavirus death toll increased by 97 to 1,198 on Sunday April 12, while the number of confirmed cases from the disease rose by 4,789 to 56,956, the Health Minister said.

The total number of recovered cases stood at 3,446, Fahrettin Koca shared in a Twitter post. 

The minister added that 35,720 tests had been conducted over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of tests carried out in Turkey to 376,100 since the outbreak began.

Yoğun bakıma geçişte azalma eğilimi sürüyor. Entübe edilen hasta sayısında düşüş var. Daha çok test yaptıkça, öngörülebilir şekilde daha çok vaka tespit ve izole ediliyor. Tedavide güçlüyüz. Fakat bu mücadele hastanelerde değil, evde kalarak kazanılır!https://t.co/RVlhe7786O pic.twitter.com/ndEo8NAufH

— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) April 12, 2020

According to the infographic shared by Koca, the number of patients in the intensive care units of the hospitals was 1,665, while the number of intubated patients was 978.