Turkey overtakes China as biggest COVID-19 hotspot outside US, Europe
With over 86,000 cases, Turkey has overtaken China as the country with the most confirmed cases of COVID-19 outside of the United States and Europe.
Turkey now has the most confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus outside the United States and Europe with 86,306.
Turkey’s Health Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca said on Sunday that the country confirmed 3,977 new cases in 24 hours, according to Reuters. The number put Turkey ahead of China, which previously had the most confirmed coronavirus cases outside of Europe and the United States.
Turkey already had the most confirmed coronavirus cases in the Middle East. Iran is in second with more than 83,000 cases.
In a press release from the Health Ministry, Koca said Turkey is successfully testing and treating coronavirus patients early on in the infection process.
