Covid-19 in Turkey: coronavirus cases and vaccination as of February 17

The coronavirus pandemic has been going on for more than two years, and countries are going through different realities as new mutations of the virus appear and the world’s vaccination plan advances. In this February 17, in Turkey 92,406 new cases of Covid-19 patients and 258 deaths were registered, as detailed by the health authorities.

To the date, Turkey accumulates a total of 13,266,265 infected with coronavirus and 91,646 deaths.

Turkey is in the 7th position of the countries with the highest number of people infected by coronavirus. The top ten list is made up as follows: United States (79,877,411 cases), India (42,779,022 cases), Brazil (27,937,835 cases), France (22,068,635 cases), United Kingdom (18,499,058 cases), Russia (14,840,502 cases), Turkey (13,266,265 cases), Germany (13,154,541 cases), Italy (12,323,398 cases), Spain (10,778,607 cases).

Covid 19 vaccination in Turkey as of February 17

The vaccination campaign against the coronavirus in Turkey reaches a total of 144,476,562 doses applied as of February 17. Of that number, 57,596,845 people received one dose, while 52,672,756 already have both doses. From these amounts, it follows that 73.15% of the population received the first vaccine, while 66.89% already have both doses. In addition, 43.44% by the way already have a booster.

Regarding the level of immunization of the population, Turkey It is in 46th place, with 144,476,562 applied doses. The list of the first 10 countries is made up as follows: Malta (1.267.174); Chile (48.217.431); Maldives (881.155); Iceland (843.842); United Arab Emirates (23.911.863); Bahrain (3.375.361); Portugal (24.911.099); Singapore (13.049.391); South Korea (118.927.988); Cuba (26.212.427).

If the population density is considered, 66.89% with two doses showing Turkey, place it in 65th place in the world ranking. This list is headed by these nations: Malta (99.99%); Maldives (99.99%); Brunei (97.93%); United Arab Emirates (95.53%); Chile (94.02%); Portugal (89.54%); China (89.18%); Cambodia (88.37%); Cuba (87.73%); Singapore (87.15%).

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