Turkey's daily number of new coronavirus cases has surpassed 2,000, reaching levels last seen in early May when restrictions on businesses and households were in place.

Data from the Health Ministry showed another 2,026 people with Covid19 symptoms were diagnosed, as Ankara continues to report only symptomatic cases. The ministry changed the wording on its daily reports from “cases” to “patients” on July 29.

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the daily number includes only those who show symptoms. The total number of patients stood at 349,519 as of Monday, the data showed.

Data also showed 75 people had died in the last 24 hours, also the highest daily level since early May, raising the total death toll to 9,371.

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