Mongolia's COVID-19 cases exceed 50,000 www.xinhuanet.com
May 19 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's COVID-19 cases rose to 50,099 on Wednesday after 575 new local infections were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the country's health ministry.
Six fatalities were recorded in the past day, raising the death toll from the virus to 239, the ministry said, adding that 865 more patients have recovered, taking the total number of recoveries to 43,586.
The Asian country launched a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign in late February, aiming to cover at least 60 percent of its population of 3.3 million.
More than 1,802,200 Mongolians have so far received their first dose, and over 666,200 have been fully vaccinated.
Published Date:2021-05-19