According to the data of the Ministry of Health, 94 thousand 783 cases of coronavirus were detected in Turkey in the last 24 hours; 174 people died due to Covid-19.
The number of daily tests carried out exceeded 440 thousand.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, in the message he shared on his Twitter account, stated that the increase in the number of cases was “caused by the Omicron variant” and that this should not be understood as “despairing”.
“The virus is not at its former strength. The alarming period of the epidemic is now over. We will continue our lives by following the precautions and without interrupting our vaccinations. The agenda of the world is returning to normal,” Koca said.
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With the Omicron variant spreading gradually in Turkey, the number of cases, which peaked at 77 thousand 772 on January 12, then decreased slightly.
However, the figures of the last two days pointed to new records in a row.
According to the data of the Ministry, the number of people over the age of 18 who received the second dose of vaccine has exceeded 52 million 367 thousand and reached 84.37 percent. The number of people who had the 3rd dose reminder dose exceeded 24 million 855 thousand.