Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of May 16, 2020, 22:00.
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 4 million 685 thousand, more than 310 thousand people lost their lives and more than 1 million 794 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 1,589,625 tests so far. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has reached 148,067, while 4,096 citizens have lost their lives and 108,137 patients have recovered.”