A man receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 17, 2021. Turkey on Sunday confirmed 24,114 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,654,277, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 186 to 67,623, while 24,403 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
ANKARA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Sunday confirmed 24,114 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,654,277, according to its health ministry.
The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 186 to 67,623, while 24,403 more people recovered in the last 24 hours.
A total of 341,426 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 54.85 million people received their first doses of vaccines, while over 47.3 million had their second doses. Turkey has so far administered over 113.97 million doses including third booster jabs. Enditem
A woman receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 17, 2021. Turkey on Sunday confirmed 24,114 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,654,277, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 186 to 67,623, while 24,403 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
A woman receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 17, 2021. Turkey on Sunday confirmed 24,114 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,654,277, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 186 to 67,623, while 24,403 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
A man receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 17, 2021. Turkey on Sunday confirmed 24,114 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,654,277, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 186 to 67,623, while 24,403 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
