translated from Spanish: Coronavirus in Argentina: 5,469 new cases and 66 killed in last 24 hours

The Ministry of Health of the Nation released a new part on Sunday on the health situation of the country amid the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), and reported that there are 5,469 new positive cases, raising the figure to 294,569 infected. In addition, in the last 24 hours, 66 deaths were recorded (20 were reported in the morning report) and the total number of fatalities increased to 5,703.Meanwhile, there are 211,702 people who were discharged. The 46 people who have lost their lives since the last part issued are: 30 men, 8 residents in the province of Buenos Aires; 5 residents in the City of Buenos Aires; 3 residents in the province of Córdoba; 1 resident in the province of Entre Ríos; 11 residents in Jujuy province; a resident in the province of Mendoza and a resident in the province of Salta. In addition to 16 women, 7 residents in the province of Buenos Aires; 5 residents in Jujuy province; a resident in the City of Buenos Aires; a resident in Chaco province; a resident in the province of Córdoba and a resident in the province of Salta.The new confirmed cases are distributed in:
Buenos Aires 3,117
Buenos Aires City 972
Jujuy 272
Mendoza 210
Santa Fe 160
Cordoba 141
Between Rios 102
Skip 92
Black River 86
Chaco 68
Land of Fire 57
Tucumán 42
Santa Cruz 42
La Rioja 34
Santiago del Estero 33
Neuquén 27
Chubut 9
Currents 3
Formosa 1
La Pampa 1

Of the total infected, 1,154 (0.4%) imported, 75,051 (25.5%) contact close contacts of confirmed cases, 175,520 (59.6%) cases of community circulation and the rest is in epidemiological research. From the Ministry they reported that there are 1,708 patients admitted to Intensive Therapy Units (58.6% of adult bed occupancy in the country, 68.5% in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area).

Original source in Spanish