Turkey nearly leading the world in daily COVID-19 cases

Turkish authorities also expanded vaccine eligibility today.
Ankara's Metropolitan Municipality has used graffiti to symbolize the work and dedication of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the City Hospital region of Ankara on April 19, 2021.
Ankara's Metropolitan Municipality has used graffiti to symbolize the work and dedication of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the City Hospital region of Ankara on April 19, 2021. - ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images
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Al-Monitor Staff

Turkey is currently second in the world in daily COVID-19 cases per capita.

The average daily amount of coronavirus cases in Turkey over the past seven days was 710.46 cases per 1 million people yesterday. This was second only to Uruguay in South America with 826.7 cases per million people. The second highest figure in the Middle East was Iran with 283.95 cases per million, followed closely by Jordan with 283.36, according to Oxford University’s Our World in Data. However, some regional states, like Syria, have unreliable data due to inadequate testing.

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