Ministry of Health announced The latest Statistics on coronavirus pandemic in Turkey for The period between August 1 and August 7. while the number of The number of cases has almost halved, falling to 232,253 from 406,322 in The week between July 25 and August 1, number of However, the death toll rose from 337 to 380.
the number of cases since first Case has been reported in March 2020 exceeded 16.5 million with The latest The numbers while the number of The death toll reached 100,058.
Turkey satisfied off the worst of epidemic in The past After a few months of wrestling with new heights in the number of daily situations. experts connect decline in Coronavirus cases to the less severe Omicron strain, which contributed to a drop in hospitalization. Vaccination drivewho started in January 2021, also She played a major role role in Reduce spread of cases.
in light of Positive developments, Turkey has gradually relaxed restrictions related to the epidemic. Currently, nothing of Previous tight restrictions, from social Stay away from mandatory PCR tests, while hospitals are the only places where it is public he is required to wear protective masks.
Prof. Şevket Özkaya, a medical expert from Altınbaş University, says The delta variant, thought to have been replaced by the milder omicron variant, may be dominant. in country as a number of dead rising again shown. Özkaya told the Ikhlas News Agency (İHA) on On Monday that the delta variable was responsible for higher dead in The past It is possible that he will live with Omicron.
Ozkaya also He said that more people in the hospital with COVID-19 nowadays are these with Additional illnesses that worsened her health with infection. We see the sick who Suffered from strokes, heart and lung disease, chronic kidney disease, and his condition in Intensive care tested positive for COVID-19.” Ho also He said it ominously with The current infection rateEveryone will be affected. New variants have eliminated the gap between inactive and mRNA vaccines (currently available in Turkey) in terms of protection. And so we advise public To get booster shoots. vaccinate people with ineffective vaccines should Definitely get vaccinated with mRNA vaccine if last it was fire more From six months ago. old people of 60 and above and with a regular dose of mRNA vaccine, should also Get one booster dose if it last Vaccination was six months ago or so. Cited the example of 77-year-Old patient he cured who four doses of Vaccine is ineffective but tested positive for COVID-19.
