Turkey reports 17,328 new coronavirus cases, 105 more deaths

Turkey reports 17,328 new coronavirus cases, 105 more deaths

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Turkey reports 17,328 new coronavirus cases, 105 more deaths

Turkey's confirmed cases of the coronavirus increased by 17,328 in the past 24 hours, and 105 more people have died, the Health Ministry announced on Mar. 19.

The ministry’s infographic said that some 18,269 patients recovered in the last 24 hours.

It also added that 295,004 tests were conducted over the past day.

The infographic also showed that Turkey has so far administered over 146.4 million doses since it launched a mass vaccination campaign in January, 2021. 

More than 57.7 million people have received their first doses, while over 52.9 million have been fully vaccinated.

The number of people who have received their third COVID-19 vaccine doses crossed 27.4 million.