Turkey reported 32,736 more coronavirus infections, including 6,903 symptomatic patients, over the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry data released Friday.

Axar.az reports that the new symptomatic cases raised the overall patient count to 527,070.

As many as 4,811 patients recovered in the last day, bringing the tally to 423,142, while the death toll rose to 14,509, with 193 additions.

More than 194,000 COVID-19 tests were conducted across the country, pushing the total to over 19.33 million.

The number of patients in critical condition now stands at 5,703.

“The most contagious environment these days are closed and crowded places. Do not stay in a crowded indoors. Protect both yourself and your loved ones," Health Minister Fahrettin Koca wrote on Twitter.