Coronavirus in Argentina: 424 new deaths and another 12,625 positive cases reported

09/23/2020 - 20:45

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In the midst of the controversy over the delay in uploading data, the National Ministry of Health reported

of coronavirus throughout the country on

Wednesday

.

As usual, most of the infections were registered in the province of Buenos Aires, with 5,389.

And also as has happened in recent days, Santa Fe (1,682) and Córdoba (1,435) surpassed the City of Buenos Aires (929).

With these records, there are 664,799 positives in the country since the pandemic began.

Among the deaths reported this Wednesday

160 Buenos Aires;

16 of CABA;

2 from Chaco;

8 from Córdoba;

1 of Entre Ríos;

9 from Jujuy;

7 from Mendoza;

4 from Neuquén;

5 from Río Negro;

12 from Salta;

1 of San Juan;

1 of Santa Cruz;

11 from Santa Fe;

4 from Santiago del Estero;

2 from Tierra del Fuego.

The Ministry of Health again warned about the increase in cases in the interior of the country.

And 181 women.

Divided into 131 Buenos Aires;

18 of CABA;

1 from Chaco;

1 from Chubut: 3 from Córdoba;

2 from Entre Ríos;

2 from Jujuy;

5 from Mendoza;

3 from Neuquén;

3 from Río Negro;

3 from Salta;

3 of San Juan;

6 of Santa Fe.

According to the health portfolio, 3,511 people are currently hospitalized in different hospitals.

Meanwhile, the percentage of total occupancy of intensive care beds for the national scope is 60%, while it increases to 65.6% in the AMBA.

Regarding the number of infected, Argentina is ranked 9 in the world, only 13 thousand infected from reaching South Africa and 40 thousand from Spain.

According to official information, fatality remains at 2.1% and mortality reaches 307 people per million inhabitants.

On the other hand, the incidence rate is 1,437 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

Regarding the tests carried out on Tuesday, the positivity index was 47.1% nationwide, 35.7% in the City of Buenos Aires and 44.9% in the province of Buenos Aires.

In the morning report, which is no longer daily and will now be held three times a week, the health authority warned of the

of the disease during the last 15 days in many jurisdictions outside the Metropolitan Area of ​​Buenos Aires ( AMBA), which was the primary and sustained focus of the transmission.

In this sense, the Secretary of Access to Health,

pointed out that "the

" can be observed in the incidence of cases and in the impact of accumulated mortality since the beginning of viral transmission and the difference with what happens in the last 15 days.

If one looks at "the cumulative incidence, that is, the cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the jurisdiction with the most impact is the City of Buenos Aires, followed by the AMBA and the metropolitan region of the province of Buenos Aires, and also Tierra del Fuego and Jujuy, which are above the average for the country. "

In contrast, in the last 14 days "there is an important difference in relation to the new cases that are being presented in various jurisdictions."

"

in the last 14 days, other provinces that have a significant number of cases - taking the population into account - are Santa Cruz, Mendoza, Tierra del Fuego, Río Negro, Salta, AMBA, Región Metropolitana and Province of Buenos Aires are above the country's average, "he explained.

Meanwhile, a similar phenomenon occurs with mortality per million inhabitants: although the highest accumulated indicator is possessed by the City of Buenos Aires, the AMBA, Jujuy, Río Negro, Tierra del Fuego and La Rioja;

In the last 14 days, this indicator is headed by La Rioja, Jujuy, Río Negro, the City of Buenos Aires, Tierra del Fuego, Neuquén, AMBA, metropolitan region of the Province of Buenos Aires, Salta and Santa Cruz.

"We are working on analyzing not only what has been happening from the beginning, but also with the places with the greatest activity, where the greatest number of cases is concentrated, and the tension in the health system to continue responding and making specific decisions," said Vizzotti.

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