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Sudden surge in Istanbul deaths casts doubt on Turkey’s COVID-19 stats - Jurnal
Apr 07 2020 07:07 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Apr 07 2020 07:12 Gmt+3
A spike in the number of deaths in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul in March and April shed doubt on the accuracy of government data pertaining to coronavirus-related deaths, Turkish news site Jurnal reported.
While the mortality figures for four years leading up to 2020 remained within the same range in Istanbul, the year that the pandemic hit saw a sudden uptick by 1,218, it said.
The city, which is the epicentre for Turkey’s COVID-19 outbreak, has registered 7,791 deaths between March 16 and April 5, a jump from 6,573 for the same time period in 2019; 6,487 in 2018; 6,457 in 2017; and 6, 279 in 2016, Jurnal said, citing data from Turkey’s e-devlet (e-state) application...
Sudden surge in Istanbul deaths casts doubt on Turkey’s COVID-19 stats - Jurnal
Apr 07 2020 07:07 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Apr 07 2020 07:12 Gmt+3
A spike in the number of deaths in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul in March and April shed doubt on the accuracy of government data pertaining to coronavirus-related deaths, Turkish news site Jurnal reported.
While the mortality figures for four years leading up to 2020 remained within the same range in Istanbul, the year that the pandemic hit saw a sudden uptick by 1,218, it said.
The city, which is the epicentre for Turkey’s COVID-19 outbreak, has registered 7,791 deaths between March 16 and April 5, a jump from 6,573 for the same time period in 2019; 6,487 in 2018; 6,457 in 2017; and 6, 279 in 2016, Jurnal said, citing data from Turkey’s e-devlet (e-state) application...
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