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July 18 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia reported 1,466 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, raising the national caseload to 147,253, the country's health ministry said Sunday.
Eight more fatalities were reported in the past day, bringing the nationwide death toll to 761, the ministry said in a statement, adding that 4,730 more patients recovered, taking the total recoveries to 130,612.
The Asian country launched a national vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in late February, with the aim of covering at least 60 percent of its population of 3.3 million.
So far, 56 percent of the country's total population have been fully vaccinated. Enditem
Published Date:2021-07-18