This Sunday, the Ministry of Health delivered its latest epidemiological report, in which it details that, during the week, the cases of coronavirus They were down 19.5% from the previous week.
The portfolio led by Carla Vizzotti reported 19,834 new infections of coronavirus between August 22 and 28. During the same period, 65 people died from the illnesswhich represented 18.7% fewer deaths than last week.
The report also details that, since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, coronavirus, 9,678,225 infections have been registered in the country, while the deceased amount to 129,711.
The 65 deaths in the last week were distributed geographically as follows: 17 in the province of Buenos Aires, 6 in the City of Buenos Aires, 1 in Chubut, 12 in Corrientes, 7 in Córdoba, 3 in Entre Ríos, 1 in Formosa, 1 in La Pampa, 2 in Neuquén, 2 in Río Negro, 9 in Salta, 1 in Santa Cruz, 2 in Santiago del Estero, and 1 in Tierra del Fuego.
As for hospitalizations, it was learned that 376 patients are hospitalized in intensive care units, which means that there is 42% occupancy at the national level for all types of pathologies.
Currently, the predominant variant in the country is Ómicron, especially the BA.4 and BA.5 lineages, which are on the rise, as infections increased by 13.6% and 14.8%, respectively; while the cases associated with the BA.2 lineage decreased.
For this reason, from the Health portfolio they remind the entire population of the importance of getting vaccinated, completing schemes and receiving reinforcements as appropriate, since only in this way is the risk of contagion and suffering health complications due to the virus avoided. virus.
How is vaccination progressing?
The Ministry of Health reported that the total doses applied in the country amounts to 108,848,438. Of these, 40,932,189 people received the first dose and 37,765,966, the second dose.
For their part, 144,921 people received an additional dose, 21,335,360, the first booster, and 5,637,868, the second. The total number of vaccines distributed amounts to 116,322,562.
