A pedestrian walks past out-of-business stores which display “For rent” signs, near Buenos Aires’ Obelisk, Argentina, in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina August 20, 2021. REUTERS FILE PHOTO
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina reached a daily record of new coronavirus on Wednesday with 42,032 people testing positive, according to the government, surpassing the previous all-time high of 41,080 cases registered in May.
The Health Ministry also said on Wednesday that 26 deaths occurred from the virus recorded over the previous 24 hours.
“We are at a very high level of contagion … in the Federal Capital and Greater Buenos Aires the situation is serious,” local doctor Rodrigo Salemi told television.
The nation of 45 million inhabitants has registered 5,556,239 cases and 117,111 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, according to official data.
Argentina is among the countries with the most deaths per capita in the world, along with its Latin American neighbors.
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