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Argentina Hospitals Nearly Full Due To Virus Variant
As Argentina experienced record COVID-19 daily death tolls of more than 500 this week, hospitals are struggling to keep up with the extreme demand.
As Argentina experienced record COVID-19 daily death tolls of more than 500 this week, hospitals are struggling to keep up with the extreme demand. At the municipal Llavallol Hospital in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, all 13 beds in the intensive care unit for coronavirus patients were occupied.
The rest of the hospital was also running at over 90% capacity which, combined with the resources allocated towards COVID-19, created a backlog that reached the emergency room. Some patients had to be treated on stretchers in the hallway. The hospital s director Patricio Mautone said he was worried the latest devastating wave of the virus would overwhelm us .