ANKARA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Turkey recorded 30,103 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily record in the country, Turkish Health Ministry said Saturday.
The total number of symptomatic COVID-19 patients in Turkey stood at 487,912. The death toll from the coronavirus rose by 182 to 13,373, while the total recoveries climbed to 396,227 in the last 24 hours, said the ministry.
The rate of pneumonia in COVID-19 patients is 3.4 percent and the number of seriously ill patients is 4,903 in Turkey. A total of 174,443 tests were conducted over the past day, it added.
Turkey has reintroduced several restrictions to curb the rapid rise of coronavirus cases, including a partial curfew from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. local time imposed nationwide on weekends. Schools will remain closed till the end of the year, with students switching to online education.
Turkey reported its first COVID-19 case on March 11. Enditem
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