Turkey registered 29,132 more coronavirus infections, including 6,876 symptomatic cases, over the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry data released Thursday.

Axar.az informs that the new symptomatic cases raised the overall count to 474,606.

A total of 3,291 patients also recovered over the past day, bringing the tally to 388,771, while the death toll rose by 174 to reach 13,014.

More than 168,300 additional COVID-19 tests were conducted across the country, bringing the total to over 17.9 million.

The number of patients in critical condition now stands at 4,711.

Urging the public to follow COVID-19 measures, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter that the country's active cases are rising.