Today (17 February), Mongolia reported 874 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 459,183. Meanwhile, three more COVID-19 patients died in the past day, bringing the death toll to 2,152.

The daily tally showed pandemic-related hospitalizations stood at 5,937, a drop of 230 compared with the previous day. This includes 45 patients in intensive care units, a decrease of three. Furthermore, 19,557 Covid-19 patients are receiving home-based care; decreased from 20,637 on 16 February.

Mongolia on Monday canceled a heightened state of readiness imposed in February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed in-person classes for all levels of educational institutions. The decisions were made based on the country’s infection rate, high vaccination coverage, and assessments by relevant authorities.

So far, 66.8 percent of the country’s population of 3.4 million people have received two COVID-19 vaccine doses, while more than 1 million people over 18 received a third dose. More than 91,000 people have received a fourth shot, which the country started to administer in January on a voluntary basis.