Mongolia reported 5 new cases of coronavirus

AKIPRESS.COM - Mongolia reported 5 new cases of coronavirus after testing 15,300 people nationwide within the past 24 hours, said Head of Infectious Diseases Surveillance Department of the National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) Alyeksandr Burmaa. All cases were reported in Ulaanbaatar. Four of the five cases were close contacts of COVID-19 patients, while one case was detected from a patient that was admitted to the State Central First Hospital on January 16.
No new infections were recorded in other provinces.
As of today, the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases reached 1,517, including 947 recoveries and 2 deaths.