The Laboratory Department, National Center for Communicable Diseases, National Zoonotic Diseases Research Center, National Center for Public Health, Darkhan-Uul provinces, Orkhon provinces, Hovd provinces, Dornod provinces, Selenge provinces Mongolia has tested 89004 specimens collected from persons with history travel in other COVID-19 affected countries or persons close contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients and 58 samples from patients with ILI and SARI in influenza sentinel surveillance sites between 25-31 Jan, 2021 (4th week).

The laboratory test performed by rtRT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection for all specimens and positivity rate was 147(0.17%).

Influenza and other respiratory pathogens detection were performed by multiplex rtRT-PCR for the 58(0.07%) samples from influenza sentinel sites. The positivity rate was 1(1.7%) Bocavirus, 1(1.7%) Adenovirus, 1(1.7%) Rhinovirus, 1(1.7%) Para influenza virus, 4(7%) Seasonal CoV respectively.