Argentina reports 663 new deaths, the highest number in the pandemic

Argentina reported 663 new deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest number since the start of the pandemic and bringing the total number of deaths to 65,865, while in the last 24 hours the South American country reported 24,079 cases, bringing the total number of positives to 3,071,496.

The number of deaths reported on the last day marks an increase on the previous day, with 412 deaths, and the peak reached last Thursday, with 561 deaths, while the number of infections fell from the previous day, when 26,238 positives were reported. Argentina recorded the highest daily number of positive cases on 16 April, with 29,472.
In the province of Buenos Aires 10,883 cases were reported on Wednesday, while in the capital of Argentina there were 2,138 positives and in the central province of Santa Fe 2,293 infections were reported.

According to the official report, 2,734,465 patients have already been discharged, while 5,342 people with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 remain in intensive care units.
 

The occupancy rate of intensive care beds for all types of pathologies is 68.2 % at the national level, but 75.9 % if only Buenos Aires and its populous periphery are considered.

So far, 11.5 million tests for the virus have been carried out in Argentina, of which 67,648 were done on Wednesday.
For the past month, Argentina has been experiencing a dizzying increase in the number of cases of AIDS-19, with an increasing level of bed occupancy in intensive care units.
Against this backdrop, the government of Alberto Fernandez has extended until 21 May further restrictions in the area of Buenos Aires and its periphery, the most populated area of Argentina and where most cases of the coronavirus are registered.

As it faces the onslaught of the second wave of COVID-19, Argentina, with a population of some 45 million, continues its coronavirus vaccination campaign, which began in late December.
 

According to official data released on Tuesday, 8,533,232 doses have been administered so far.
A total of 7,364,147 people received the first dose of the vaccine, while 1,169,085 people have already been inoculated with the second dose.