ANKARA 

Turkish Super Lig club Medipol Basaksehir’s chairman Goksel Gumusdag has recovered from coronavirus, the club announced Monday.

He has been discharged from hospital after a 21-day treatment.

Gumusdag, 47, thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca and others who supported him during the quarantine period.

Turkey has so far reported 1,198 virus-related deaths, with nearly 57,000 confirmed cases.

Since appearing in Wuhan, China last December, the virus has spread to at least 185 countries and regions.

Data compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University shows worldwide infections have surpassed 1.85 million, with the death toll touching 115,000.

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