(Bloomberg) --
The number of deaths from coronavirus in Turkey jumped 28.5% to 356 on Thursday from the day before, according to data published by the government.
The number of confirmed cases rose 16% to 18,135 from 15,679 on Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry. The death toll was 277 on Wednesday.
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Turkey screened 18,757 people over the past 24 hours with 2,456 of those testing positive, the ministry said.
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