Turkey reported 5,012 new coronavirus cases, including 454 symptomatic patients, over the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.
The number of new cases Saturday was 6,076.
The country’s overall case tally is over 5.33 million, while the nationwide death toll has reached 48,721 with 53 new fatalities.
Turkey has lowered the vaccine eligibility age to 40, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced Sunday.
“If you are 40 or older, you can make an appointment as of this morning. We expect 100% participation,” Koca wrote on Twitter.
To contain the virus, Turkey currently has a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Monday to Saturday and a full lockdown on Sundays.
Since December 2019, the pandemic has claimed over 3.79 million lives in 192 countries and regions, with more than 175.7 million cases reported worldwide, according to the U.S.’ Johns Hopkins University.
