ULAN BATOR, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia recorded 12 new COVID-19-related deaths in the last 24 hours, the first double-digit increase since the pandemic hit the country, the National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said today.
The nationwide death toll stands at 153, according to the NCCD. Meanwhile, 940 more locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 1,601 recoveries were reported across the country, bringing the respective national tallies to 42,464 and 27,242.
The number of cases in Mongolia has risen sharply since the beginning of Apr, with over 33,600 of all confirmed cases detected since Apr 1.
Those cases were found mostly in the capital of Ulan Bator, home to over half of the country’s total population of 3.3 million.
The Asian country launched a national vaccination campaign in late Feb, with the aim of vaccinating at least 60 percent of its total population.
According to the country’s health ministry, more than 1,208,900 people have received their first dose, while over 547,500 have got two shots.– NNN-XINHUA
