ULAN BATOR, Jan 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia registered 1,208 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number since Nov 5, 2021, bringing the national tally to 397,664, the country’s health ministry said today.
Among the latest confirmed cases, 36 were imported from abroad, the ministry said, adding, the country’s COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,001.
The country confirmed its first imported and local cases of the Omicron variant last week.
The emergence of Omicron indicates the beginning of a fourth wave of the pandemic in the country, the country’s health authorities said, urging the public to follow all relevant health guidelines.
So far, 66.6 percent of the total population had received two COVID-19 vaccine doses, while more than 941,119 people aged over 18 have received a third dose.
Starting from Friday, the country had offered a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to its citizens, on a voluntary basis.– NNN-XINHUA
