A COVID-19 patient is treated in an ICU of a hospital in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 4, 2021. Turkey on Monday reported 28,810 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,267,077, according to its Health Ministry. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
ANKARA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Monday reported 28,810 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,267,077, according to its Health Ministry.
The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 248 to 64,909, while 33,152 people recovered in the last 24 hours.
A total of 352,214 tests were conducted over the past day, it said.
Turkey started mass COVID-19 vaccination on Jan. 14 after the authorities approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine.
More than 54.14 million people have received their first doses of COVID-19 vaccines, while over 45.25 million had their second doses. Turkey has so far administered over 110.74 million doses including the booster jabs. Enditem
A COVID-19 patient is treated in an ICU of a hospital in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 4, 2021. Turkey on Monday reported 28,810 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,267,077, according to its Health Ministry. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
