ULAN BATOR, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia recorded 2,068 new cases of COVID-19, and 17 more related deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the respective national tallies to 325,390 and 1,363, the country's health ministry said Sunday.
All the latest cases are local infections, with more than 1,260 detected in the national capital Ulan Bator, the hardest-hit region, the ministry said.
Currently, there are more than 83,000 active cases across the Asian country. Most patients are receiving home-based care due to a shortage of hospital beds and medical staff.
Although 65.6 percent of the country's population of 3.4 million have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the resurgence of the infections has continued due to the Delta variant, with more than 2,000 cases and over 10 deaths a day during recent days.
Mongolian health authorities have urged the public to strictly follow health guidelines and receive a booster or a third vaccine dose for stronger protection.
So far, 332,100 Mongolians have received a booster. The ministry has said that at least 50 percent of the population need a booster. Enditem