Turkiye reports over 79,700 new COVID-19 cases

ANKARA

Turkiye reported 79,708 new coronavirus cases on Thursday.

The Health Ministry also recorded 281 deaths and 94,413 recoveries over the past day.

As many as 455,201 virus tests were done nationwide in the past 24 hours.

To counter the spread of the virus, Turkiye has administered over 145.34 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since it launched an immunization drive in January 2021.

More than 57.65 million people have received a first vaccine jab, while over 52.77 million have received two doses. Third booster shots have been given to more than 26.93 million people.

Since December 2019, the virus has claimed over 5.92 million lives in at least 192 countries and regions, with more than 430.32 million cases reported worldwide, according to the US' Johns Hopkins University.