Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. Today, five new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Mongolia after testing 10,599 people yesterday, December 16, nationwide. The newly confirmed cases were locally acquired cases in Ulaanbaatar city.

During today’s press briefing on the Ministry of Health, Head of Surveillance Department of the NCCD A.Ambaselmaa informed, “Three out of the infected people, who were under isolation, have been confirmed by 2nd and 3rd repeated test. The other two cases have been patients undergoing inpatient treatment at the Central Hospital of Bayanzurkh District. They first were diagnosed negative by rapid test when they started receiving treatment at the hospital. However, their repeated tests on the 4th and 5th day after their entry to the hospital tested positive. It means they were admitted to the hospital while having in their incubation period. Therefore, contact tracing effort is in full swing.”

No new infections were recorded in Darkhan-Uul, Orkhon, Gobisumber, Selenge and Arkhangai aimags in the last 24 hours.

Today, the total cases of COVID-19 in Mongolia have reached 923, with 384 recoveries. The total locally acquired cases have reached 470; Ulaanbaatar – 145, Selenge - 216, Darkhan-Uul - 45, Orkhon - 25, Gobisumber - 4, Dornogobi -32, and Arkhangai -3.