Turkey has administered over 113.18M COVID-19 vaccine jabs to date

More than 54.67M people have received 1st doses, over 46.77M fully vaccinated, according to Health Ministry

By Seda Sevencan

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey has administered over 113.18 million doses of coronavirus vaccines since the country launched an immunization drive in January, according to official figures released on Wednesday.

More than 54.67 million people have been given a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while around 46.77 million are fully vaccinated, the Health Ministry said.

Turkey has also given third booster shots to more than 10.81 million people.

Separately, the ministry also recorded 31,248 new cases, 236 coronavirus-related deaths, and 30,331 recoveries over the last 24 hours.

As many as 361,164 virus tests were conducted over the past day.

Since December 2019, the pandemic has claimed over 4.87 million lives in at least 192 countries and regions, with more than 238.96 million cases reported worldwide, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University.

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