A porteño is tested for Covid-19 at testing centre in Costa Salguero. | NA
Argentina’s second wave coronavirus surge shows no sign of stopping – the Health Ministry confirmed close to 30,000 new cases on Tuesday, lifting total infections to more than 2.74 million.
Government officials said that 29,145 new Covid-19 infections had been registered over the last 24 hours. Buenos Aires Province continues to be the hardest hit by the virus, recording 14,665 new cases. Of the total infections to date, the country’s most-populous region has recorded more than 1.18 million. The nation’s capital, Buenos Aires City, registered 3,345 new infections.
A total of 316 fatalities were recorded over the past 24 hours, with the death toll now at 59,792 since the pandemic began.
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Argentina’s national, regional and municipal governments are tightening health and sanitary measures against Covid-19 amid concerns over the arrival of new variants of the virus in the country.
With neighbouring nations – including Brazil, Chile and Uruguay – all experiencing an uptick in infection rates, officials in the Alberto Fernández administration this week called on citizens to take greater care, urging Argentines to take extra precautions ahead of the long Easter weekend.
Health Ministry officials have led the calls for greater vigilance, which come amid a renewed surge in infections in Argentina and the wider region. Over the past five days, more than 54,000 new confirmed cases have been recorded in the country, with daily tallies entering five figures in four of the last five days. On Monday, more than 14,000 new cases were recorded in just 24 hours – the highest daily tally for five months.