Turkey reports 36,731 new coronavirus cases, 145 more deaths

Turkey reports 36,731 new coronavirus cases, 145 more deaths

ANKARA

Turkey's confirmed cases of the coronavirus increased by 36,731 in the past 24 hours, and 145 more people have died, the Health Ministry announced on Jan. 1.

The ministry’s infographic said that some 23,325 patients recovered in the last 24 hours.

It also added that 369,027 tests were conducted over the past day.

The infographic also showed that Turkey has so far administered over 131.9 million doses since it launched a mass vaccination campaign in January.   

More than 56.9 million people have received their first doses, while over 51.6 million have been fully vaccinated.

The number of people who have received their third COVID-19 vaccine doses crossed 19.1 million.