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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.
Nurses take care of a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at an intensive care unit of the Medicana International Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, April 14, 2020. Picture taken April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC2V4G9L6RFN

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.

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