The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Turkey rose to 65,111, while the death toll surged to 1,403, Koca said at a press conference.

Turkey conducted a total of 33,070 tests for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of tests carried out so far to 443,626, he said.

The minister noted that 4,799 patients have recovered since the outbreak of the pandemic, while 1,809 patients are being treated at the intensive care units and 1,087 others being intubated.

"The speed of the coronavirus spread is under control," he said, noting that Turkey expects the peak of the outbreak to appear in one or two weeks.

Turkey reported the first COVID-19 case in the country on March 11.