ULAN BATOR, Aug 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia confirmed 1,402 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 181,291, the country’s health ministry said today.
One of the latest confirmed cases was imported from abroad, and the remaining ones were local infections, said the ministry.
Meanwhile, one more death was reported in the past day, bringing the death toll to 899, the ministry added.
The country launched a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign in late Feb, aiming to cover at least 60 percent of its 3.3-million population.
So far, 62 percent of the country’s total population have been fully vaccinated, according to the ministry.– NNN-XINHUA
