ANKARA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's COVID-19 cases increased by 918 on Saturday, while the total cases climbed to 218,717, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Saturday.

Meanwhile, 17 people died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 5,475, he added.

Turkey's largest city Istanbul, capital Ankara, southeastern Gaziantep, central Konya and southeastern Diyarbakir cities have the highest numbers of daily COVID-19 cases of the country in the past three days, he said.

Turkish health professionals conducted 40,943 tests in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall number of tests to 4,232,067, he said.

A total of 1,179 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, raising the total recoveries to 201,013 in Turkey since the outbreak, Koca said, noting that 1,231 patients are being treated in the intensive care units and 394 are intubated.

Turkey reported the first COVID-19 case on March 11.

Turkey and China have supported each other in the fight against COVID-19.

Chinese doctors and medical experts held video conferences with Turkish counterparts to share China's experience in treating coronavirus patients, protecting medical workers, and controlling the spread of the virus. Enditem

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