ULAN BATOR, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia reported 3,638 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the third day in a row in which new cases surpassed the 3,000 mark, the country's health ministry said Friday.
The ministry said that the latest confirmed cases were all local infections, and 810 of them were detected in Ulan Bator, the capital of the country, which is hardest hit by COVID-19.
The viral disease has so far claimed 951 lives after three more people aged over 20 died in the past day.
The resurgence of COVID-19 has continued with the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus spreading fast across the country. The Delta virus has been detected in Ulan Bator and most of the country's 21 provinces.
The number of COVID-19 cases among kids is expected to increase as the new 2021-2022 academic year began, the health ministry said, urging the public to be more responsible, not to bring children to crowded places, always wear masks and keep social distance. Enditem
