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Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia registered 1,071 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 174,603, the country's health ministry said Monday.
A total of 5,605 samples were tested across the country in the past day, and the latest confirmed cases were locally transmitted, the ministry said in a statement.
Meanwhile, five new deaths were reported, taking the total death toll to 884, it said.
Mongolia began a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign in late February, aiming to cover at least 60 percent of its 3.3-million population.
Published Date:2021-08-09