A total of 127 people died from COVID-19 in Turkey in a day, health minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted noting that the death toll has reached 2,017.

To date, 11,976 patients have recovered and were discharged from hospitals in Turkey. 

According to him, the total number of cases recorded in Turkey has increased to 86 306, while 3,977 people have tested positive for the virus.  A total of 634 277 tests have been performed since the outbreak, Koca added.