The number of SARS-CoV-2 cases confirmed on a daily basis in Turkey has risen by 30% in the week following the lifting of restrictive measures on July 1st, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said yesterday.
The feast of sacrifice
Mr. Koca urged his fellow citizens via Twitter to observe the protection measures during the four-day Feast of Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha), which begins today and ends on July 23.
The ministry announced yesterday Monday that 24 patients had succumbed to it in the past 50 hours COVID-19, increasing the death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic to 50.604 dead as of March 11, 2020.
During the same period, 7.667 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were diagnosed (out of a total of 226.513 tests), increasing the number of confirmed infections to 5.537.386.
Vaccinations
Since the launch of a mass immunization campaign in Turkey on January 14th - the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech is mainly being vaccinated - more than 39 million people have received a dose, while more than 21 million have received the second.
In total, some 63,68 million doses have been granted by the Turkish authorities, including third-party aid.
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