08/08/2021 4:59 PM
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 08/08/2021 17:11
In the midst of a sustained decline in COVID-19 infections, this Sunday the Government released updated figures on the pandemic.
In the last 24 hours,
6,141 new cases and another 158 deaths
from coronavirus
were confirmed
in Argentina.
In this way, the country has
5,018,895
detected infections (the
8th
largest record globally) and
107,459
deaths (
11th
) since the start of the health crisis, in March of last year.
All these figures were published in the health report prepared by the Ministry of Health, based on the data provided by the provinces.
There are currently
241,675 patients
with the disease diagnosed in the country, of which
3,675
developed serious
symptoms
and are admitted to intensive care units (ICU).
In Argentina, 5 million cases of coronavirus have been detected since the beginning of the pandemic.
Photo: EFE
According to the official report, the health system today has almost half of its ICU beds available: occupation is
51.6%
nationwide and
49.5%
in the AMBA, for all pathologies.
The numbers of this second wave show a sharp decline in recent months.
For example, the daily average of new infections is
11,864
, taking the figures from the last 7 days.
At the peak in May it had reached 33,171, almost triple.
The average number of reported deaths per day now stands at
241
- also with data from Aug.2 to Aug. 8 - far from the peak of 603 recorded on June 11.
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Vaccines
This Sunday at dawn, a new Aerolineas Argentinas flight left for Russia, which will bring new doses of Sputnik V. Although it has not yet been confirmed how many there will be,
the shipment will include component 2 vaccines
.
Since the beginning of the campaign, Argentina received
42,801,930 vaccines
, of which 14,768,000 are Sinopharm;
11,868,830 Sputnik V (9,375,670 of component 1 and 2,493,160 of component 2);
9,941,100 from AstraZeneca and Oxford whose active principle was produced in Argentina;
3,500,000 Modern;
1,944,000 AstraZeneca through the COVAX mechanism and 580,000 AstraZeneca-Covishield, and 200,000 Cansino.
The last shipment that arrived in the country was precisely that of Cansino, which has the particularity of being a single-application vaccine.
The current contract contemplates the arrival of
another 5.2 million doses
.
According to the latest official data, as of this morning 40,623,044 doses had been sent to the provinces, of which
6.1 million
still
remain to be applied
.
A teenager received the first dose of Moderna's vaccine against the coronavirus in the Quilmes Brewery Park.
More than 56% of the population have already started their immunization scheme.
Photo: Xinuua
According to figures published in the Public Vaccination Monitor, 26,040,896 people received at least one vaccine.
This represents
56.8%
of the population, out of the 45,808,747 inhabitants estimated by INDEC this year.
Among the total of vaccinated, 8,448,627 people are included who also received the second dose with which the immunization schedule is completed.
That is,
18.4%
of the population.
Vaccine combination
The Minister of Health of the City, Fernán Quiros, reported that 110 thousand porteños who have already received the first Sputnik V vaccine
agreed to exchange
and receive the second dose of another brand.
The City began applying combined vaccines, with Moderna as the second dose of Sputnik V. Photo: Luciano Thieberger
The official added that 150 thousand shifts were granted for combined schedules and detailed that
Modern's vaccine is being administered
to "because the arrival of AstraZeneca is not yet regular, the amount is not enough and we do not want to occupy the vaccines of who received the first one. dose of AstraZeneca and she's waiting for her second. "
He also added that they are giving about "30 thousand shifts per day" and that by Wednesday they will complete the 150 thousand authorized shifts.
Finally, Quirós remarked that "the most important thing is that
people get vaccinated as soon as possible
, either with Moderna or with AstraZeneca."
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