Turkey's Health Ministry has reported 2,861 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 106 more deaths but says the rate of positive tests for the virus is decreasing.
The daily figures Health Minister Fahrettin Koca shared on Saturday brought the total number of virus-related deaths recorded by the Turkish government to 2,706.
Turkey ranks seventh in the world for confirmed infections, surpassing China and Iran, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally. The government reported a total of 107,773 cases as of Saturday.