Turkey reports 20,465 new coronavirus cases, 132 more deaths
ISTANBUL
Turkey's confirmed cases of the coronavirus increased by 20,465 in the past 24 hours, and 132 more people have died, the Health Ministry announced on March 12.
The ministry’s infographic said that some 42,751 patients recovered in the last 24 hours.
It also added that 318,846 tests were conducted over the past day.
The infographic also showed that Turkey has so far administered over 146.2 million doses since it launched a mass vaccination campaign in January, 2021.
More than 57.7 million people have received their first doses, while over 52.8 million have been fully vaccinated.
The number of people who have received their third COVID-19 vaccine doses crossed 27.3 million.