Mongolia reported 39 more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours after 14,646 tests had been conducted across the country, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said Sunday.
Thirty-eight of the new cases were locally transmitted or reported in the capital city of Ulan Bator, Amarjargal Ambaselmaa, head of the NCCD's Surveillance Department, said at a press conference.
The other one is a Mongolian national who has recently returned home from Europe on a chartered flight, said Ambaselmaa.
The country now has 1,121 confirmed cases, including 678 locally transmitted ones, according to the center.
A total of 711 patients have recovered so far with no deaths reported. (/Xinhua)
( With inputs from ANI )
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