Turkey Reports Over 16,700 New Coronavirus Cases 71 fatalities, nearly 18,000 recoveries registered in past 24 hours, according to Health Ministry. Turkey on Tuesday reported 16,749 new coronavirus cases, including 874 symptomatic patients, according to the Health Ministry. The total number of cases in the country passed 2.91 million, while the nationwide death toll reached 29,623, with 71 fatalities over the past day. A total of 17,893 more patients in the country won the battle against the virus, raising the overall number of recoveries above 2.73 million. More than 35.43 million coronavirus tests have been done in Turkey to date, including 158,386 since Monday. The latest figures show that the number of COVID-19 patients in critical condition stands at 1,474.