Argentina registers 46,045 cases, 84 deaths from COVID-19 in past week

BUENOS AIRES, June 5– Argentina registered another 46,045 COVID-19 cases and 84 more deaths in the past week, indicating a downward trend after 51,778 infections and 64 deaths had been reported in the previous week, the Ministry of Health said Sunday. The latest figures have brought the total caseload to 9,276,618 and the national death toll to 128,973, the…

BUENOS AIRES, June 5 (Xinhua) — Argentina registered another 46,045 COVID-19 cases and 84 more deaths in the past week, indicating a downward trend after 51,778 infections and 64 deaths had been reported in the previous week, the Ministry of Health said Sunday.

The latest figures have brought the total caseload to 9,276,618 and the national death toll to 128,973, the ministry said in its weekly report.

A total of 344 patients are currently hospitalized in intensive care units, with a bed occupancy rate of 43.1 percent nationwide.

Argentina began its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in December 2020 and 103,507,017 doses have been applied so far, according to the ministry’s Public Vaccination Monitor. Enditem