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Turkey Posts Record Virus Deaths as Government Avoids Lockdown

Nation of 83 million sees 153 coronavirus deaths on Monday
Turkey announces 6,713 new ‘patients’ in 24 hours, highest yet

People in a shipping district in Istanbul after new coronavirus restrictions ended, on Nov 22.Photographer: Elif Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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By Onur Ant

November 23, 2020 at 7:24 PM UTC

Updated on

November 24, 2020 at 4:46 AM UTC

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Turkey announced a record number of deaths from the coronavirus, highlighting the dilemma facing policy makers trying to contain the current surge in new cases without shutting down the economy again.

The Ministry of Health on Monday reported 153 deaths due to the virus over the past 24 hours and announced 6,713 symptomatic “patients,” bringing the total number of reported cases to over 453,000 since the outbreak began nine months ago.