A COVID-19 patient is treated in an ICU of a hospital in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 20, 2021. Turkey on Wednesday confirmed 29,760 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,744,139, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 214 to 68,274, while 28,803 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
ANKARA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Wednesday confirmed 29,760 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,744,139, according to its health ministry.
The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 214 to 68,274, while 28,803 more people recovered in the last 24 hours.
A total of 361,350 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 55.01 million people have received their first doses of vaccines, while over 47.7 million had their second doses. Turkey has so far administered over 114.62 million doses including the third booster jabs. Enditem
A COVID-19 patient is treated in an ICU of a hospital in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 20, 2021. Turkey on Wednesday confirmed 29,760 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,744,139, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 214 to 68,274, while 28,803 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
