Turkey has seen record levels of COVID-19 cases in recent days, with 111,157 cases reported by the Health Ministry on Friday.
In late December, daily cases stood at about 20,000 but have risen due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant. The country is also seeing a high number of fatalities due to COVID-19, with 248 deaths reported on Friday, a level not seen since October.
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