05/10/2020 - 19:15
- Clarín.com
- Society
This Sunday there were 5 new deaths and 258 infected with coronavirus in Argentina, according to the report of the Ministry of Health of the Nation. Currently the total number of deceased is 305.
The province of Buenos Aires maintains the highest rate of COVID-19 cases, followed by the City of Buenos Aires.
In the morning part of this conference it had been reported that 16.1% of confirmed cases are imported; 43.8% are close contacts of confirmed cases, 29.5% are cases of community circulation and the rest are under epidemiological investigation.
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Watch the specialOther statistics from this Sunday morning: of the total cases, 50.4% are women and 49.6% are men, while the main age groups affected correspond to people between 20 and 59 years of age, being the age 41-year-old average.
Since the start of the outbreak, 83,018 diagnostic tests were carried out for this disease, which is equivalent to 1,829.5 samples per million inhabitants. The number of cases discarded until Saturday is 63,458 (by laboratory and by clinical / epidemiological criteria).
On Friday, President Alberto Fernandez extended the Preventive and Social Isolation Required to Sunday 24 May inclusive. The governors and the governors (except AMBA) may decide exceptions taking into account the criteria established by the Ministry of Health of the Nation.
In this context , the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area continues with the Isolation restrictions and the exceptions must be requested from the Head of the National Cabinet. The measure affects the 26 municipalities of the suburbs.
To measure, up to the data of this Sunday morning, between the City and the province there were 3857 cases out of a total of 5,776 so far.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transport of the Nation reiterated the importance of minimizing the use of public transport, although he stressed that, if it is necessary to resort to it, it is essential to respect the social distance established by the health authorities.
"Users should use a protection element that covers the nose, mouth and chin to reduce the risks of contagion, and when removing it, they should avoid contact of the interior with any type of surface and with another part of the face that has been exposed, "they said. They also recommend driving with open windows to ventilate the spaces.