Turkey's coronavirus death toll reaches 2,600 with 104,912 total cases

Turkey's confirmed cases of the coronavirus increased by 3,122 in the past 24 hours, and 109 more people have died, taking the death toll to 2,600.

Turkey's Health Minister Fahrettin Koca made the announcement on Friday, April 24.

Turkey's total confirmed cases stood at 104,912, according to the graphic Koca shared at Twitter. Some 3,246 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, he added.

The total number of recovered cases stood at 21,737.

Son 24 saat içinde taburcu olan hasta sayısı, bugüne kadar iyileşen toplam hasta sayısının yaklaşık %15’ini oluşturuyor. Taramada, erken tanı ve tedavide başarılıyız. BU NOKTADAN GERİ DÖNÜŞ OLMAMALI. Alınan sonuçlara tedbirle destek şart. Bize güç verin. https://t.co/RVlhe7786O pic.twitter.com/98GfL0iq2u

— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) April 24, 2020

38,351 tests were conducted over the past day, with the overall number of tests reaching 830,257. 

Turkey is currently treating 1,790 patients in intensive care units, along with 929 intubated patients, Koca added.