Turkey’s coronavirus infections fell for the third day in a row to 14,205 in the past 24 hours, according to Ministry of Health data released Sunday.
The total number of cases has reached 2.15 million with the latest changes.
The death toll from the virus rose to 254 bringing total deaths to 19,878 while as many as 21,196 people have survived on Saturday, bringing the toll to 2 million.
Some 172,113 COVID-19 tests were performed nationwide over the past day, pushing the total to over 23.77 million.
The number of patients in critical condition is 4,309, the data showed.
“Our number of cases and patients continues to decline. The number of contacts and trial requests is also declining. We hope the impact of the measures and restrictions on our imminent loss. Continuity will the fight for lasting success, “Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.
Koca also said the delivery of Sinovac vaccines to Turkey has been delayed “1-2 days” due to the COVID-19 case in Beijing’s customs.
Ankara has installed weekend cleaning locks and curfews throughout the week to prevent infections. Turks will also lock up from 9pm on December 31 to 5 am on January 4 as part of the measures.
The pandemic has spread more than 1.74 million lives in 191 countries and regions since December last year.
More than 79.48 million cases have been reported worldwide, with more than 44.82 million recovered, according to figures compiled by U.S. Johns Hopkins University.
The USA, India and Brazil remain the worst performing countries in terms of numbers.
As new restrictions are put in place ahead of the holiday season, especially across Europe, countries are allowing and receiving vaccines to pave the way for the end of the pandemic. spread.