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HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

COVID-19 | Turkey reports nearly 31 thousand new cases, 223 deaths

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 360 thousand tests were conducted, 30,862 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 223 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

20 October 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

COVID-19 | Turkey reports 214 deaths, over 29 thousand cases in a day

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 350 thousand tests were conducted, 29,240 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 214 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

19 October 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

Turkey reports over 24 thousand coronavirus cases in a day

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 340 thousand tests were conducted, 24,114 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 186 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

18 October 2021

Turkey reports 30,709 new coronavirus cases, 203 deaths

More than 234,000 vaccine doses were administered in a day with 88.18 percent of the country's adult population fully vaccinated.

15 October 2021

Turkey reports 31,248 new Covid cases as over 75 of the country percent fully vaccinated

Over 240,000 vaccine doses were administered in a day, according to the ministry.

14 October 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

COVID-19 in Turkey | Over 30 thousand new cases reported in 24 hours

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 355 thousand tests were conducted, 30,563 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 188 people died of the disease and 306,217 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

12 October 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

Turkey reports 196 coronavirus deaths, over 28 thousand cases in 24 hours

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 344 thousand tests were conducted, 28,370 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 196 people died of the disease and 135,057 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

11 October 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

COVID-19 | Turkey reports over 30 thousand daily cases, again

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 360 thousand tests were conducted, 30,019 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 217 people died of the disease and 283,112 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

8 October 2021

HEALTH MINISTER

COVID-19 in Turkey | ‘Over half of active cases are younger than 30’

Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has released a written statement following the meeting of the Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board, announcing that “a third dose is not necessary for the ones who have received two doses of an mRNA vaccine.”

7 October 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

Turkey’s daily coronavirus cases top 30 thousand for the first time in months

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 358 thousand tests were conducted, 30,438 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 236 people died of the disease and 312,875 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

7 October 2021

‘Pandemic restrictions turn into violations of rights in Turkey’s prisons’

The İstanbul Bar and İstanbul Medical Chamber note that while pandemic measures are almost lifted across the country, the ongoing practices in prisons lead to violations of right to healthcare and fair trial. They call on the Justice Ministry to take action.

6 October 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

COVID-19 | Turkey’s daily cases near 30 thousand

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 355 thousand tests were conducted, 29,802 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 228 people died of the disease and 332,665 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

6 October 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

Turkey’s daily coronavirus cases near 29 thousand again

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 350 thousand tests were conducted, 28,810 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 248 people died of the disease and 411,865 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

5 October 2021

EĞİTİM-SEN UNION

‘1,636 classrooms closed in a week in Turkey due to COVID-19’

The Education and Science Laborers Union has released a statement about the ongoing in-class education amid the pandemic: “The number of close contacts / positive cases is 827 among teachers and 4,681 among students.”

4 October 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

COVID-19 in Turkey: 194 deaths, over 27 thousand cases in a day

The Ministry of Health has announced that nearly 350 thousand tests were conducted, 27,351 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 194 people died of the disease and 173,855 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

4 October 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

Turkey reports over 29 thousand coronavirus cases in a day

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 355 thousand tests were conducted, 29,386 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 227 people died of the disease and 395,108 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

30 September 2021

HEALTH MINISTER KOCA

‘One fourth of Turkey’s active COVID-19 cases in the 0-17 age group’

Turkey’s Health Minister Koca has announced that the average number of active cases is 400 thousand and 25 percent of them are among the people aged 0 to 17.

29 September 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

Turkey’s daily coronavirus cases near 29 thousand again

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 356 thousand tests were conducted, 28,892 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 239 people died of the disease and 428,209 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

29 September 2021

1,736 classrooms closed across Turkey due to COVID-19, says union

The Education and Science Laborers Union (Eğitim-Sen) has raised concerns about the increasing COVID-19 cases among students and teachers, calling on the Ministry of Education to swiftly take measures to prevent closure of classrooms.

28 September 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

COVID-19 | Turkey’s daily cases on the increase again

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 353 thousand tests were conducted, 27,188 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 206 people died of the disease and 465,498 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

28 September 2021

COVID-19 AND SCHOOLS

‘One cleaning worker per 800-850 students’ amid in-class education

The İstanbul no. 3 Branch of the Eğitim-Sen union has said that there are no care attendants in 7 schools in Şişli, Beyoğlu, Beşiktaş, Kağıthane and Sarıyer while there is a single cleaning worker for 800-850 students in several other schools.

27 September 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

Turkey reports 228 coronavirus deaths in a day

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 340 thousand tests were conducted, 25,861 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 and 228 people died of the disease in a day. Over 107 million vaccine doses have been administered so far.

27 September 2021

INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED

Parents file criminal complaint ‘because their baby given COVID-19 vaccine by mistake’

A family in İzmir say that their baby was given Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine instead of an Hepatitis B vaccine at a family medicine center. Their lawyer Dilek Güzel has made a statement about the criminal complaint filed by the family about the incident.

24 September 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

COVID-19 | Slightly over 400 thousand vaccine shots, nearly 28 thousand cases in day

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 350 thousand tests were conducted, 27,844 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 217 people died of the disease and 400,962 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

24 September 2021

SCIENCE BOARD MEETING

‘Increase in Turkey’s coronavirus cases is nearing limits hard to control’

Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has addressed the public after the Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board meeting. He has argued that the situation at schools amid in-class education is not alarming, adding that “education is proceeding positively.”

23 September 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

COVID-19 | 242 deaths, over 28 thousand cases in Turkey in a day

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 350 thousand tests were conducted, 28,168 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 242 people died of the disease and 426,502 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

23 September 2021

COVID-19

Council of Higher Education: Over 88 percent of lecturers fully vaccinated

YÖK Chair Prof. Erol Özvar has announced that 88.56 percent of the lecturers across Turkey have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

22 September 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

Turkey’s daily cases top 29 thousand for the first time in months

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 350 thousand tests were conducted, 29,338 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 260 people died of the disease and 455,001 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

22 September 2021

IN-CLASS EDUCATION AMID PANDEMIC

‘COVID-19 cases detected in 872 schools, 774 classrooms closed’

The Education and Science Laborers’ Union (Eğitim-Sen) raises concerns that schools’ poor physical infrastructure has not been improved, the lack of teachers has not been eliminated and additional classrooms have not been built.

21 September 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

Turkey reports 231 coronavirus deaths, over 27 thousand cases in a day

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 340 thousand tests were conducted, 27,688 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 231 people died of the disease and 500,311 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

21 September 2021

‘57 pharmacists, 20 pharmacy workers died during the pandemic’

Speaking about the COVID-19 pandemic, İstanbul Chamber of Pharmacists’ Chair Cenap Sarıalioğlu said, “We went through such a process that no one had ever experienced something like this or no executive could ever imagine it.”

20 September 2021

HEALTH MINISTRY DATA

COVID-19 | Turkey reports 213 deaths, over 26 thousand cases in a day

The Ministry of Health has announced that nearly 340 thousand tests were conducted, 26,398 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, 213 people died of the disease and 216,856 vaccine doses were administered in a day.

20 September 2021