Turkey reported 31,896 more coronavirus patients, including 6,128 symptomatic patients, over the past 24 hours.

Axar.az reports that the country registered 4,100 more recoveries over the past day, bringing the tally to 427,242.


The new symptomatic cases raised the overall patient count to 533,198, while the death toll rose to 14,705, with 196 additions.

Nearly 179,000 COVID-19 tests were conducted across the country, pushing the total to over 19.51 million.

The number of patients in critical condition now stands at 5,800.

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter that the curfews announced in the country last week only aim to protect public health.

"All of us should do our part and apply our own restrictions," Koca said, urging people to stay away from closed and crowded areas.