Mongolia logs 1,306 new Covid cases

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Medical workers from north China's Inner Mongolia

Ulan Bator, (Asian independent) Mongolia reported 1,306 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its nationwide tally to 37,285, the country’s National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Saturday.

Meanwhile, 1,039 patients have recovered from the disease, raising the total to 20,681, the NCCD said in a statement.

The disease has so far claimed 124 lives in Mongolia after six more deaths were reported over the past 24 hours, the Xinhua news agency reported.

The Asian country launched a national vaccination campaign in late February, with the aim of vaccinating at least 60 per cent of its 3.3 million population. Over 845,600 people have been vaccinated against the virus in Mongolia so far.

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