Turkey has administered over 112M COVID-19 vaccine jabs

By Burak Bir, Ahmet Gencturk and Ali Murat Alhas

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey has administered over 112.05 million doses of coronavirus vaccines since the country launched an immunization drive in January, according to official figures released on Friday.

More than 54.43 million people have been given a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while around 46.04 million are fully vaccinated, the Health Ministry said.

Turkey has also given third booster shots to more than 10.71 million people.

Separately, the ministry also recorded 30,201 new coronavirus cases, 188 related deaths and 28,167 recoveries over the last 24 hours.

As many as 360,115 virus tests were conducted in the past day.

"What we expect from you to get back to your normal life is to protect yourself by being cautious," Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter, reiterating his call for everyone to get vaccinated.