Argentina reports 2,572 new cases and 66 other deaths from covid-19

Buenos Aires, 25 Mar Argentina reported 2,572 new cases of covid-19 this Friday, bringing the total number of positives to 9,023,812, while deaths rose to 127,846, after 66 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The figures show a slight growth compared to the infections reported on Thursday, when 1,580 new positives were reported. According to official figures, there are 8.8 million people who were infected and were discharged, while the number of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of coronavirus who remain admitted to intensive care units was on this day of 607, well below the peak of 7,969 reported on June 14, 2021. The percentage of bed occupancy in intensive care units for all types of diseases is 37.7% nationally and 39% if only Buenos Aires and its periphery are considered. Since the end of December, the South American country has been going through a “third wave” of the pandemic motivated by the community spread of the omicron variant, although the number of positives has gradually decreased in recent weeks. Argentina recorded a record 139,853 cases a day on January 14. With 45 million inhabitants, the South American country continues its vaccination campaign against the coronavirus started at the end of 2020. According to the latest official data, more than 96.2 million doses have been applied to date throughout the country. A total of 40.5 million people received the first dose of the vaccine, while 36.8 million were already inoculated with the second dose. In addition, 3 million Argentines received an additional third dose and another 15.7 million a booster dose, within the framework of the vaccination strategy launched last October to strengthen the immunity of the population.