China News Service, October 20. According to "Central News Agency" reports, recently, the number of confirmed new crown cases in Argentina in South America has continued to rise.
On the 19th local time, Argentina became the fifth country in the world with more than 1 million confirmed cases.
According to reports, the Argentine Ministry of Health stated that as of the evening of the 19th, there were 12,982 new confirmed cases of new crown in the country, with a total of 1,002,662 confirmed cases; 451 new deaths and a total of 26,716 deaths.
According to Reuters, the latest data makes Argentina the fifth country with more than 1 million cases after the United States, India, Brazil and Russia. Argentina’s population is far smaller than other countries.
Data map: On August 29, 2020, local time, Buenos Aires, Argentina, portraits of front-line anti-epidemic workers were projected on the historic Buenos Aires hut to show their respect .
Image source: People's Vision
In addition, since the outbreak, Argentina has been facing the problem of insufficient virus testing.
The Associated Press stated that at least 60% of the samples that have been tested recently tested positive.
According to reports, the surge in cases has put tremendous pressure on Argentina's medical and health system. More than 64% of the country's intensive care unit beds have been occupied, and the medical care system in several provinces is on the verge of collapse.
According to the Ministry of Health, more than 26,000 people have died in Argentina so far, and the new crown mortality rate is about 2.7%.