Argentina registers more than 100,000 new coronavirus infections

The total number of cases of the covid-19 in Argentina It rose to 6,237,525 this Saturday after 101,689 new positives were notified in the last 24 hours, slightly below the record of 110,533 infections registered last Friday.

According to the daily report of the Ministry of Health, the deaths rose this Saturday to 117,465, after 37 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, well below the historical mark of 792 daily deaths registered on June 22, 2021, in the peak of the “second wave” of coronavirus in Argentina.

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According to official data, there are 5.5 million people who were infected and who have already been discharged, while the number of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of covid-19 who remain admitted to intensive care units was this Saturday of 1,852, growing in recent weeks but still well below the maximum peak of 7,969 of June 14.

The percentage of occupancy of beds in intensive care units for all types of pathologies is 38.7% nationwide and 39.8% if only Buenos Aires and its periphery are considered.

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After months of favorable epidemiological situation, last October the Argentine government relaxed most of the sanitary restrictions in force until then, including the total opening of the borders.

However, the cases began to rise again since November and at a dizzying rate in recent weeks, leading to a “third wave” of covid-19 in the South American country.

For this reason, the Argentine government imposed the use of the health pass from January 1, which will require proof of complete vaccination schedules to be able to attend activities considered to be of “epidemiological risk”, such as mass events outdoors or in closed spaces.

Meanwhile, Argentina, with about 45 million inhabitants, continues with its vaccination campaign against the coronavirus that began at the end of 2020.

According to official data released this Saturday, so far 79.2 million doses have been applied and 97.2 million have been distributed throughout the national territory.

A total of 38.5 million people received the first dose of the vaccine, while 33.4 million were already inoculated with the second.

Likewise, 2.7 million Argentines have received a third additional dose and another 4.4 million received a booster dose, within the framework of the vaccination strategy that began in October to reinforce the immunity of various groups.

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