Turkiye reports over 5,500 new coronavirus cases

By Busra Nur Cakmak

ANKARA (AA) - Turkiye registered 5,529 new coronavirus cases over the past day, official data showed on Wednesday.

The Health Ministry said 31 virus-related fatalities and 14,493 recoveries were also recorded in the last 24 hours, while 184,758 tests were done.

To counter the spread of the virus, Turkiye has administered over 147.27 million COVID-19 vaccine doses since it launched an immunization drive in January 2021.

Over 57.8 million people have received a first jab, while more than 53 million are fully vaccinated.

Meanwhile, the global case tally passed 501 million, according to the US-based Johns Hopkins University.

Since December 2019, the pandemic has claimed more than 6.18 million lives in at least 192 countries and regions.