AKIPRESS.COM - Mongolia confirmed 2,153 new daily cases of COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Oct 20.

1,147 cases were confirmed in Ulaanbaatar city, 1,006 cases in rural regions.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mongolia stands at 342,992. 6,586 patients have made recoveries in the past 24 hours.

17 new COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, raising the country’s death toll to 1,518.

Currently, 18,717 people are receiving hospital treatment, 52,060 people with mild symptoms are treated at home.