05/02/2020 - 20:05
- Clarín.com
- Society
The Ministry of Health of the Nation reported this Saturday that in the last 24 hours 12 people died from the coronavirus and 149 other infections were confirmed.
Thus, the total of the deceased amounted to 237 and that of the people who were infected 4,681.
"8 new deaths were registered. There are five women, one 93 years old, resident in the province of Buenos Aires; three 83, 84 and 91 years old, residents of the City of Buenos Aires; and another 55 years old, resident in the province of Chaco, and three men, two aged 87 and 83, residing in the City of Buenos Aires, and another 79, residing in the province of Córdoba, "they detailed.
Earlier, in the survey that was released in the morning, 4 deaths were reported, that of "three men, two 86 and 33 years old, residing in the province of Chaco; another 88 years old, residing in the City of Buenos Aires and a 57-year-old woman, resident in the province of Buenos Aires ".
In that report, it was noted that the number of cases discarded until Friday was 49,247 (by laboratory and by clinical / epidemiological criteria) and that the main age groups affected by the registered cases correspond to people between 20 and 59 years old, being the average age of 43 years.
The most affected regions continue to be the province of Buenos Aires and the Federal Capital. In both jurisdictions, the cases are more than 1,000.
Also this Saturday, another case of massive contagions in a nursing home was confirmed. This time, the event occurred in the Buenos Aires party of Hurlingham, where at least 6 people were infected, including 3 older adults who reside there and 3 employees. T