On Sunday, Mongolia’s health ministry reported four deaths from COVID-19, including that of an eight-year-old girl. She becomes  the country’s first child fatality from the virus.

So far the disease has claimed 325 lives in Mongolia since the country’s first case was reported in March last year.

The national tally climbed to 65,266 total; meanwhile the recoveries have risen to 53,780.

The daily test positivity rate of COVID-19 has been increasing significantly due to the forthcoming presidential election and the distribution of awards by President Kh.Battulga.

Mongolia launched a nationwide vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in late February, with the aim of covering at least 60 percent of its population of 3.3 million.

More than 1,510,000 Mongolians have now been fully vaccinated