Once again, the highest number of new cases was recorded in Buenos Aires Province, with 12,949 over the last 24 hours. Buenos Aires City continued in second place with 3,560, followed by the provinces of Córdoba and Santa Fe, with 1,805 and 2,059 respectively.
Of the new fatalities, the majority were recorded in Buenos Aires Province, the nation s most-populous region, where 134 women and 192 men lost their lives.
The stark figures underline the strain on the national health system in Argentina, which is in the grip of a contagious second wave of infections. Government data showed that bed occupancy in intensive care units nationwide stands at 65.6 percent, and at 75.3 percent in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area (AMBA). The number of patients being attended rose to 4,791.
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