Over 113.41M coronavirus vaccine jabs given in Turkey to date

ANKARA

Turkey has administered over 113.41 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since the country launched an immunization drive in January, according to official figures released on Thursday.

More than 54.73 million people have been given a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while around 46.92 million are fully vaccinated, the Health Ministry said.

Turkey has also given third booster shots to more than 10.83 million people.

The ministry also recorded 30,709 new cases, 203 fatalities, and 26,461 recoveries over the past 24 hours.

As many as 362,217 virus tests were conducted over the past day, the data showed.

Since December 2019, the pandemic has claimed over 4.87 million lives in at least 192 countries and regions, with more than 239.42 million cases reported worldwide, according to the US’ Johns Hopkins University.​​​​​​​