(ANSA) - BUENOS AIRES, JUNE 19 - In the past 24 hours, Argentina has recorded a record 2,000 infections, for a total of 37,510 cases since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, which represents a rate of 82.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The Telam news agency is making a comeback today. During the same period, 41 people died bringing the grand total of deaths to 954, which constitutes a death rate of 20.9 per million inhabitants.
The Argentine health authorities also pointed out that the pandemic has now concentrated mainly in the urban area of Buenos Aires and in the province.
In fact, of the last 1,958 cases, 1,106 were registered in the province of Buenos Aires, and 692 in the capital.
A summit is scheduled for the day between the governors of Buenos Aires, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, and that of the province, Axel Kicilioff, to study any more stringent measures to curb the evolution of Covid-19. The current isolation mechanism, called 'phase 2', has been in force until 28 June, but as of now, due to the growth in the capital and province counters, more stringent measures have now been taken to control public transport, reserved exclusively for people. with specific authorization.
As for the jogging activities, which have generated controversy, continue to be authorized, they can be practiced in the evening, starting at 7pm, on alternate days, depending on the last even or odd number of the identity card. (ANSA).
Coronavirus: Argentina, record 2,000 infections in 24 hours
2020-06-19T18:47:23.533Z
In the past 24 hours Argentina has recorded a record 2,000 infections, for a total of 37,510 cases since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, which represents a rate of 82.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The Telam news agency reported it today. (HANDLE)