Number of Mongolians retesting positive for COVID-19 rises to 31

Source: Xinhua| 2020-07-22 14:38:47|Editor: huaxia

ULAN BATOR, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The number of Mongolian nationals who retested positive for COVID-19 after they had recovered and been discharged from hospital with full recovery rose to 31, the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said Wednesday.

"31 out of the total 213 COVID-19 patients who had recovered and been discharged from the NCCD with full recovery have tested positive again for the virus so far," Amarjargal Ambaselmaa, head of the NCCD's Surveillance Department, answered a corresponding question during a daily press conference.

The 31 people retested positive when they were in 14 days of further observation at special facilities, said Ambaselmaa.

Meanwhile, the Asian country conducted 461 tests for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and the results were all negative, with the national tally currently at 287, the NCCD said in a statement.

All the 287 confirmed cases are imported ones, mostly from Russia, according to the center.

The country has reported no local transmissions or deaths so far. Enditem

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