Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of April 16, 2020, 21:45.
Directorate of Communications shared a post on its Twitter account, stating that the number of people infected with Covid-19, which broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, exceeded 2 million 145 thousand, more than 144 thousand people lost their lives and more than 545 thousand people recovered throughout the world.
The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted:
"Turkey has conducted a total of 518,143 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 74,193, while 1,643 citizens have lost their lives and 7,089 patients have recovered.”