FILE PHOTO: Seasonal farm workers line up to receive vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the village of Oguzlar near Polatli as nationwide vaccination continues, in Ankara, Turkey July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The number of Delta variant COVID-19 cases in Turkey has risen to some 750 from 284 seven days ago and overall cases climbed 20% at the weekend compared to a week earlier, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
Turkey eased most coronavirus-related restrictions on July 1 after daily cases tumbled from a peak above 60,000 in April to around 5,000, but Koca said new figures pointed to a rise.
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