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Turkey reported 25,101 new coronavirus cases

More than 55.9 million people have been given a first vaccine dose and over 49.78 million have been fully vaccinated, the country's Health Ministry said.

Anadolu Agency TÜRKIYE
Published November 16,2021
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Turkey has administered over 118.73 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since it launched an immunization drive in January, according to official figures released on Tuesday.

More than 55.9 million people have been given a first vaccine dose and over 49.78 million have been fully vaccinated, the Health Ministry said.

Turkey has also given third booster shots to over 11.73 million people.

The ministry recorded 25,101 new coronavirus cases, 227 deaths, and 27,447 recoveries over the past day.

As many as 356,514 virus tests were done in the past 24 hours, the data showed.

Since December 2019, the pandemic has claimed over 5.1 million lives in at least 192 countries and regions, with more than 254.1 million cases reported worldwide, according to the US' Johns Hopkins University.