The country’s health authorities are concerned, because for the third week in a row, cases of coronavirus They increased again, since between July 10 and 17 there was an increase in infections of 24.5%.
According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health, cases of covid-19 they reach 9,465,827, since the start of the pandemic; while those who died from coronavirus they add up to 129,202.
Although the country maintains a high vaccination coverage, cases of coronavirus they would have shot up, before the discovery of new variants of omicronwhich has a much higher transmission level than the original lineage.
According to the figures, in the last week 39,656 new infections and 57 deaths were reported; while the number of people in intensive care amounts to 401, 8 more cases than the previous week. This translates into a hospitalization level of 44% for all diseases.
As for deaths, these were recorded in different areas of the country; 25 in Buenos Aires, 7 in CABA, 7 in Catamarca, 1 in Chaco, 6 in Córdoba, 2 in Entre Ríos, 3 in Río Negro, 3 in San Luis, 2 in Santa Fe, and 1 in Tierra del Fuego.
Although the country ended the fourth wave of the coronavirus in mid-May, the presence of Omicron variants such as BA.4 and BA.5 puts the authorities on alert, since they are not only more contagious, but also also more resistant to vaccines.
For this reason, they recommend extreme care, which includes the use of the chinstrap, which for weeks has ceased to be mandatory in closed spaces and outdoors; this since A new wave of massive contagions of coronavirus is not ruled out. covid-19.
How is vaccination progressing in the country?
According to data from the ministry, the total number of vaccines distributed throughout the country reached 114,187,019, this added to the 5,083,000 that were donated. Of this total, 107,050,989 doses have been applied.
Of these, 40,864,304 correspond to the first dose, 37,657,950 to the second, 3,115,876 are additional doses and 25,412,859 to reinforcements, for which the authorities insist on the need to apply the reinforcement to combat new virus variants.
