Mongolia reports 2,740 new cases amid surging COVID-19 cases www.xinhuanet.com
Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia logged 2,740 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, marking the seventh day in a row with over 2,000 new cases recorded in the country, the health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
The latest confirmed cases brought the national tally to 213,820, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, six more COVID-19 patients aged over 40 died in the past day, taking the death toll to 937.
The viral disease has spread to the capital city of Ulan Bator and all 21 provinces of the country, and the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus has so far been detected in the capital and 19 provinces.
So far, 64.2 percent of the 3.3-million population have been fully vaccinated against the virus in the Asian country, which launched a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign in late February.
Published Date:2021-08-31