Turkey confirmed 16 more deaths from the novel coronavirus late on Thursday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 75, EDNews reports citing Anadolu Agency.
A total of 7,286 coronavirus tests have been conducted on Thursday on people suspected of contracting the virus, and 1,196 tested positive, bringing the tally of infections to 3,629, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.
The minister said that the patients and their contact circles have been isolated.
"I persistently invite you to implement the measures [against coronavirus]," he said.