AKIPRESS.COM - The number of active COVID-19 cases in Mongolia has dropped below 1,000 for the first time since Dec. 22, 2020, Xinhia reported citing country's health ministry on Monday.

The number of active cases in the Asian country stood at 971 after 81 new local infections were reported in the past day, the ministry said in a statement.

Meanwhile, no new related deaths were reported in the past day, and the death toll from COVID-19 has remained unchanged at 2,108 in the country.