FILE PHOTO: Workers in protective suits spray disinfectant at Grand Bazaar, known as the Covered Bazaar, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Istanbul, Turkey. (REUTERS/Umit Bektas)

ISTANBUL: Turkey's confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 3,116 in the past 24 hours, and 115 more people have died, taking the death toll to 2,491, Health Ministry data showed on Thursday (Apr 23).