Number of coronavirus vaccine jabs given in Turkey tops 107M

Over 53.3M people have received 1st doses, more than 43.2M fully vaccinated, according to Health Ministry figures

By Beyza Binnur Donmez, Seda Sevencan, and Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey has administered over 107.38 million coronavirus vaccine shots since the launch of its nationwide immunization drive in January, according to official figures released on Friday.

More than 53.3 million people have been given a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while over 43.2 million are fully vaccinated, the country’s Health Ministry said.

According to the data, almost 86% of Turkey’s adult population has now received at least one dose of a two-shot vaccine.

Turkey has also given third booster shots to over 10.08 million people.

The ministry recorded 27,197 new coronavirus cases and 221 more fatalities over the past day.

As many as 355,226 virus tests were done over the past 24 hours.

Since December 2019, the pandemic has claimed over 4.73 million lives in at least 192 countries and regions, with more than 230.82 million cases reported worldwide, according to the US’ Johns Hopkins University.

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