With a third wave that does not let up in the country, after the slight decrease in cases that was reported yesterday, infections skyrocketed again. In the last 24 hours, after 200,265 tests, The Ministry of Health of the Nation reported the detection of 139,853 new positives of coronavirus.
Nowadays, Some 936,382 Argentines are in the active stage of the coronavirus. On this day, the largest presence of the illness it was registered in the Province of Buenos Aires (52,577), City of Buenos Aires (21,361), Córdoba (16,096), Santa Fe (11,174) and Tucumán (5,449).
They also reported a high rate of coronavirus: Mendoza (4,253), Salta (3,790), Jujuy (2,986), Chaco (2,618), Entre Ríos (2,438), San Luis (2,425), Santiago del Estero (2,273), San Juan (2,309), Chubut (1,513) , Neuquén (1,473), Formosa (1,292), La Pampa (1,250) and Santa Cruz (1,051).
Meanwhile, those who completed the list and were below the thousand infections of the virus they were Río Negro (957), Catamarca (958), Tierra del Fuego (576), Misiones (333) and La Rioja (353). From the national government they assured that, in principle, the peak of cases has not yet been reached.
Source: (TV Chronicle)
On the other hand, It was indicated that 96 people lost their lives because of the coronavirus: 22 in the Province, 18 in Córdoba, 16 in Salta, 10 in CABA, 5 in Chaco and Santa Fe, 4 in San Luis, 2 in Chubut, Entre Ríos, La Pampa, Mendoza, Río Negro and Santiago del Estero and 1 in Formosa, La Rioja, Misiones and Neuquén.
In terms of admissions, it was confirmed that there are 2,268 people who are hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which represents 41.4% of bed occupancy nationwide and 41.4% in the AMBA (Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area).
Strategic Vaccination Plan
The Minister of Health of the Nation, Carla Vizzotti, assured this afternoon that the vaccination centers are in “very high demand.” To date, of the 99,262,794 doses distributed by the national health portfolio, 81,570,060 were applied among all the provinces.
Of the total number of vaccinated men and women in Argentina, there are 38,903,180 who correspond to immunized persons with an initiated scheme and 33,860,800 to persons with complete coverage. In turn, there are 2,893,475 who received an additional dose and 5,913,205 a booster.
Source: (Public Innovation Secretariat)
“We are making an enormous effort. Thanks to the vaccines we have our health system of hospitals and intensive care with fewer patients,” warned Vizzotti when comparing the panorama that was experienced in the first and second waves of infections.
Regarding percentages, he explained that “we have more than 85% of the population vaccinated with the first dose and almost 75% with the second.” Facing the beginning of the school year in March, he anticipated that work is being done to advance with the immunization of Argentines under 18 years of age.