ULAN BATOR, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia reported five new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking its nationwide tally to 1,517, the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases said Sunday.
The latest confirmed cases were locally transmitted or detected in the country's capital city Ulan Bator, the center said in a statement.
Meanwhile, 38 more patients have recovered from the disease, raising the total to 947, it added.
The Asian country, with a population of 3.3 million, has so far recorded two COVID-19 deaths since its first case of COVID-19 confirmed in March 2020. Enditem
