Over 109.9M COVID vaccine jabs administered in Turkey to date

More than 53.94M people have received 1st doses, around 44.75M fully vaccinated, according to Health Ministry

By Gozde Bayar and Dilara Hamit

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey has administered over 109.92 million coronavirus vaccine jabs since the country launched an immunization drive in January, according to official figures released on Friday.

More than 53.94 million people have been given a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while around 44.75 million are fully vaccinated, the Health Ministry said.

According to the data, some 86.9% 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 more than 10.44 million people.

The ministry recorded 28,873 new coronavirus cases, 210 fatalities, and 26,224 recoveries over the past 24 hours.

As many as 356,352 virus tests were done in the past day.

Since December 2019, the pandemic has claimed over 4.78 million lives in at least 192 countries and regions, with more than 233.95 million cases reported worldwide, according to the US’ Johns Hopkins University.

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