Coronavirus in Argentina: 11,397 new cases and another 223 deaths confirmed in the last 24 hours

08/11/2021 4:58 PM

• Clarín.com

• Society

Updated 08/11/2021 17:08

The Government confirmed this Wednesday

11,397 new cases

and another

223 deaths

from coronavirus in Argentina.

In this way, the country reaches 5,052,884 infections and 108,388 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

According to the latest official survey,

244,466 patients

are suffering from the disease with a diagnosis throughout the country, of which

3,635

developed serious

symptoms

and are admitted to intensive care.

The occupation of critical beds for all pathologies remains around half:

51.7%

nationwide and

50.5%

in the AMBA.

The data were published by the Ministry of Health, in the usual health report that is prepared daily with the figures provided by the provinces.

Argentina is the 8th country with the highest number of coronavirus infections detected.

Photo: Emmanuel Fernández

The country is currently the

8th

country with the highest number of confirmed infections and the

12th

with the most fatal cases, according to data from the Worldometers site.

When analyzing the figures for the 7 days prior to today's part, the daily average of new infections is

11,372

.

It is the 16th highest in the world.

At the peak in May it had reached 33,171, almost triple.

The average number of deaths reported per day was

246

- also with data from August 3-9, the 12th globally - far from the record of 603 registered on June 11.

CASES

0.000.00000.000

per million inhab.

Xxxxx

DEATHS

00,0000,000

per million inhab.

Source:

Johns Hopkins

Chart:

Flourish

|

Infographic:

Clarín

Vaccines

This morning a flight arrived in Argentina with 204,100 AstraZeneca vaccines and another with 326,400 is expected for the night.

So far,

43,401,930 doses have

arrived in the country 

.

According to the Ministry of Health, this week the arrival of 500 liters of the antigen is also expected for the production in the country of more doses of component 2 of the Sputnik V vaccine by Laboratorios Richmond.

According to official sources, between today and tomorrow

600,150 doses of component 2 of Sputnik V will

be distributed

to the provinces, with the aim of completing the schedules of the people who received the first dose.

Today and tomorrow 600,000 doses of component 2 of Sputnik V will be distributed to the provinces.

According to the latest official data, as of this morning 40,647,064 doses had been sent to the provinces, of which

5.2 million still remain to be applied

.

According to the figures published in the Public Vaccination Monitor, 26,323,855 people received at least one vaccine.

This represents

57.46%

of the population, out of the 45,808,747 inhabitants estimated by INDEC this year.

Within the total of vaccinated, 9,077,041 people are included who also received the second dose with which the immunization schedule is completed.

That is,

19.82%

of the population.

Plans with Pfizer

The Minister of Health, Carla Vizzotti, anticipated that the Government has the expectation of

"advancing in the contract with Pfizer"

to be able to vaccinate all adolescents between 12 and 17 years old.

Currently only those with comorbidities are being inoculated.

Health Minister Carla Vizzotti received the Moderna vaccine as a second dose, after having received the first component of Sputnik V. Photo: Ministry of Health

"Argentina is one of the few countries that is vaccinating minors between the ages of 12 and 17 with comorbidities, and we expect to advance the contract with Pfizer and

extend it to the entire population from 12 to 17 years old,"

revealed the head of the health portfolio in dialogue with Radio 10.

He also said that he is "working with China" and that on Tuesday there was a meeting with authorities of the United Arab Emirates because they "have clinical trials in pediatrics", they have already authorized the emergency use of the Sinopharm vaccine and ask " that they share that information "to be able to evaluate" if vaccination can be expanded at these ages. "

In Argentina, the Moderna vaccine is being applied to minors, between 12 and 17 years old, who have comorbidities.

This vaccine and that of Pfizer are among the few authorized in the world to inoculate those under 18 years of age.

DD

Look also

Covid: the Government seeks to advance with Pfizer to be able to vaccinate all adolescents

Covid: Martín Guzmán sent to Congress a project so that national vaccines do not pay VAT

Two flights arrive with half a million vaccines from AstraZeneca