Turkey reports 1,304 coronavirus cases, 21 deaths in a day

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The number of daily coronavirus infections in Turkey was over 1,000 for the seventh day in a row as Health Ministry has confirmed 1,304 more cases of coronavirus for the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 184,031.

Recoveries have surpassed new infections for the first time since Saturday (June 13) as 1,382 people were discharged from treatment today.

The country's death toll from the virus rose to 4,882 with 21 more fatalities in a day. The number of patients in intensive care continued to increase.

Turkey has seen a new surge in Covid-19 cases over the past week after lifting most restrictions at the start of the month.

Here are today's numbers:

	Today	Yesterday	Total
Cases	1,304	1,429	184,031
Deaths	21	19	4,882
Tests	48,412	52,901	2,822,316
Recoveries	1,382	1,261	156,022
ICU patients			755 (+10)
Intubated patients			311 (+5)

Coronavirus reopening in Turkey

Turkey's easing of coronavirus measures started as early as on May 11, when the government reopened shopping malls, albeit with new physical distancing and hygiene rules. This was followed by more steps on June 1, including the reopening of cafes, restarurants and similar places, as well as parks, beaches and recreation areas.

On the same day, entry and exit restrictions for 15 larger provinces, including İstanbul and Ankara, were lifted and domestic flights resumed.

On June 5, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan abruptly lifted a weekend curfew for the 15 provinces, which was declared by the Interior Ministry about 12 hours before. The weekend curfews had been in place since April 11.

The President further announced on June 9 that people over the age of 65 would be allowed to go out between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. A curfew was declared for the elderly on March 22. Those younger than 18 were also allowed to go out on the condition of being with their parents.

The government also resumed international flights on June 11 and announced that all tourism facilities, theaters and concert halls would reopen on July 1.

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