Mongolia logs 1,311 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths www.xinhuanet.com
April 20 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 cases in Mongolia rose by 1,311 in the last 24 hours to 24,195, with the death toll rising by two to 57, the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said Tuesday.
The latest confirmed cases were locally transmitted, and most of them were detected in the country's capital Ulan Bator, which is hardest hit by the COVID-19, the NCCD said in a statement.
Meanwhile, 459 more people were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recoveries in the country to 12,860, it said.
Mongolia's COVID-19 surge continues, and in recent days, around or more than 1,000 COVID-19 infections have been reported daily in the country, mostly in Ulan Bator, which is home to over half of the country's population of 3.3 million.
The virus has spread to Ulan Bator and 19 of all the 21 provinces of the country.
A full nationwide lockdown, aimed at curbing the steep surge in local COVID-19 cases, took effect on April 10 and will last until April 25.
The Asian country reported its first imported COVID-19 case in March 2020 and confirmed its first locally transmitted cases in November. Enditem
Published Date:2021-04-20