In its last epidemiological part, the Ministry of Health of the Nation confirmed that, In the last 24 hours, a total of 3,603 new infections and 78 deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported. coronavirusa reduction of 1,087 cases and 2 deaths compared to the previous day.
With these latest data, the cumulative rate of infections in Argentina rose to 9,019,660 infections since the arrival of the coronavirus to the country a little over two years ago; while the mortality rate related to the illness closed at 127,752 deaths.
On this occasion, all jurisdictions in the country registered cases of coronavirus; but it was the Province of Buenos Aires that accumulated the highest incidence of the virus, with 1,294 confirmed cases. They are followed in the list by: CABA (504), Córdoba (302), Misiones (286), Tucumán (272), Chubut (195) and Santa Fe (107).
On the other hand, in the rest of the jurisdictions, the incidence of virus was not greater than 100 daily cases: Entre Ríos (97), San Luis (69), La Rioja (65), Neuquén (62), Mendoza (52), Río Negro (49), La Pampa (46), Santa Cruz (44), Formosa (35), Chaco (30), Catamarca (26), San Juan (21), Corrientes (20), Salta (15), Tierra del Fuego (8), Santiago del Estero (3) and Jujuy (1).
Currently, some 68,184 people are in the active phase of the virus, 659 of them required hospitalization in Intensive Care Units (ICU) in the country. This places the hospitalization rate at 38.5% at the national level and at 38.3% in the AMBA (Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area).
How the vaccination campaign progresses in Argentina
According to data from the Public Vaccination Monitor, as of today, Wednesday, March 23, a total of 103,497,544 vaccines against the coronavirusof which 96,043,695 doses have already been supplied.
Specifically, some 40,575,499 Argentine men and women have already received the first dose of anti-coronavirus drugs and 36,857,979 people completed the scheme with two vaccines. In addition, some 15,582,644 people decided to reinforce the scheme with a third dose.
