Mongolia Logs 2,409 New COVID-19 Cases, 14 More Deaths

Muhammad Irfan Published October 06, 2021 | 01:46 PM

Mongolia reported 2,409 new COVID-19 cases and 14 more deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 317,010 and death toll to 1,303, the health ministry said Wednesday

ULAN BATOR, Oct. 6 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Oct, 2021 ) --:Mongolia reported 2,409 new COVID-19 cases and 14 more deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 317,010 and death toll to 1,303, the health ministry said Wednesday.

One of the latest confirmed cases was imported from abroad, and the remaining ones were local infections, said the ministry.

Currently, 22,158 COVID-19 patients are being hospitalized across the country, while 55,363 patients are receiving home-based care due to a shortage of hospital beds and medical staff, according to the ministry.

Although over 65 percent of the country's population of 3.4 million have received two COVID-19 vaccine doses, the resurgence of the pandemic has continued due to the Delta wave, with more than 2,000 infections and more than 10 deaths reported every day.

Mongolian health authorities have urged the public to strictly follow all relevant health guidelines and receive the booster or a third dose of vaccines.