More than 10 percent of Mongolia’s population has been infected with Covid-19, according to the Health Ministry.  Mongolia, with a population of around 3.4 million, registered 1095 new Covid-19cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 350,604.

The Central Asian country has reported 6 more deaths of Covid-19 in the past day, marking the first time daily toll fell to single digits since the country’s outbreak worsened in early September. So far, 1,666 Mongolian lost their lives due to coronavirus infections.

The resurgence of the virus has continued due to the highly contagious Delta variant, although more than 70 percent of the population has received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine.

Mongolia reported its first imported Covid-19case in March 2020 and confirmed its first locally transmitted case in November.

Some 400,000 Mongolians have received a booster shot so far. The ministry has said that at least 50 percent of the population needs a booster.