April 3 (SeeNews) - Turkey's health minister Fahrettin Koca said that the number of coronavirus cases in the country has increased to 18,135, as the infection has claimed 356 lives, local media reported.
In the past 24 hours, 2,456 new patients were diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease and 79 people died from it, Koca said on Thursday, as reported by Sabah Daily.
The number of recoveries has risen to 415.
Koca said on Wednesday that the country has confirmed coronavirus cases in all of its 81 provinces.
Turkey quarantined a total of 41 towns and areas as of Monday, as well as suspended all international flights and ordered the closure of schools and universities. The country also enforced a nationwide all-day curfew on weekends for people aged 65 or over, as well as citizens with chronic conditions.