Mongolia has recorded 753 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 374,097, the country’s health ministry said on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, 11 more COVID-19 patients aged over 40 have died in the past day, raising the death toll to 1,899.

The resurgence of the virus has continued due to the highly contagious Delta variant, although some 70 percent of the country’s total population have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The country’s health authorities have urged the public to avoid mass gatherings, wear masks in public areas and receive a booster shot.