COVID-19: 940 new cases, 12 deaths reported

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ 940 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded nationwide in the past 24 hours. 932 of the new cases are community-acquired cases, of which 828 were detected in Ulaanbaatar city and 104 in rural areas. The remaining 8 are hospital-acquired cases. 42,464 COVID-19 cases have so far been recorded in the country. In the past 24 hours, 1,308 people have been discharged from hospital, bringing the total number of recoveries to 27,242. 4,878 people are currently receiving treatment for COVID-19. The Ministry of Health also reported that 12 people died from COVID-19 on May 5, taking the COVID-19 death toll to 142.