ULAN BATOR, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia reported 1,625 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 355,129, the country's health ministry said on Thursday.

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Meanwhile, 10 more people, all aged over 40, died from the virus in the past day, pushing the death toll to 1,626.

COVID-19 is resurging in Mongolia due to the highly contagious Delta variant. Roughly two-thirds of its population has received two doses of vaccines.