Turkey releases weekly infection rates across country
Between June 26- July 2, number of cases per 100,000 people at over 54 in metropolis of Istanbul, 71 in capital Ankara, says data
ANKARA
Turkey's health minister on Tuesday announced the latest weekly infection rates for COVID-19 across the country's 81 provinces.
Sharing the data for June 26 to July 2, Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter: "The end of the pandemic comes with a vaccine. Get your vaccine to look at tomorrow more confidently than today."
The number of cases per 100,000 people was 54.6 in the metropolis of Istanbul -- home to nearly one-fifth of Turkey's population -- 71.9 in the capital Ankara, and 23.5 in the Aegean province of Izmir.
The southern provinces of Osmaniye, Adiyaman, and Hatay had the lowest COVID-19 infections per 100,000 people.
The country has so far administered over 54.4 million doses since it launched a mass vaccination campaign in January, according to the Health Ministry.
More than 36.5 million people have received their first doses, while over 16 million have been fully vaccinated.
Amid a nationwide fall in virus cases and an expedited inoculation drive, Turkey has entered a new normalization phase, lifting almost all virus-related restrictions.
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