Argentina registers a new record of more than 110,000 coronavirus infections in one day

The increase in cases in Argentina by covid-19 does not stop. This Friday, more than 110,000 new positives were reported, which left the total number of infections in the country at 6,135,836, although only 547,684 people continue to develop the disease.

The epidemiological information bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health reported 110,533 in the last 24 hours, which once again exceeded the record of last Thursday when 109,608 infections had been registered.

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The increase occurs in coincidence with the beginning of the “Third wave” and the circulation of thousands of people who continue their summer vacations and have spent the festivities traveling around the country, where except for the province of Córdoba (center) —which restricted mass and local dance events until January 19— generally very light restrictions apply.

So far, the most affected provinces are Buenos Aires with 40,327 cases, followed by the capital of the country with 13,118 positives and Córdoba with 12,827 infections.

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Likewise, 42 people died from the virus this Friday, well below the record of 792 daily deaths on June 22; In this regard, the total number of fatalities left by covid-19 is 117,428.

Currently 1,680 people with coronavirus are hospitalized in intensive care units and the occupancy level is at 37.8%, while in Buenos Aires and its periphery is at 38.8% of its capacity.

VACCINATION AND MEASURES

Argentina, with about 45 million inhabitants, has managed to get 38.4 million people to start their vaccination schedule, and 33.2 have completed it, while 2.7 million have an additional dose and 4.2 million have a booster dose.

Last October, the Argentine government relaxed most of the current restrictions and included the opening of borders.

This situation began to generate an escalation of cases since November with a particularly accelerated rate in December, giving rise to the “Third wave” by covid-19.

In any case, on January 1 of this year, the use of the health pass began to govern, which will require proof of complete vaccination schedules to be able to attend activities considered to be “Epidemiological risk”, such as mass events outdoors or indoors.

In accordance with the latest government regulations, anyone who wishes to enter the country must undergo PCR tests due to the increase in cases of the omicron variant.

Additionally, the use of four types of self-evaluations has been authorized to decompress public testing centers that are not sufficient.

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