A day after the Trump administration rerouted information away from the CDC, some data is no longer available on the CDC site
Argentina’s death toll due to Covid-19 has reached 2,072, with 22 new deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Ministry of Health on Thursday morning.
The total number of coronavirus cases stands at 111,160, with 4,250 new cases, a record daily increase.
During the ministry’s morning briefing, Carla Vizzotti, Health Access Secretary, highlighted that 93% of the new cases belong to the Buenos Aires metro region (AMBA).
At least 49,120 people have recovered from the virus since the pandemic started, according to health officials.
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández is expected to meet different health experts and officials on Thursday in order to decide new lockdown measures in the capital and surrounding areas that would start on Saturday, Argentina’s state news agency Telam reported.
Fernández reimposed a lockdown in the metro area of Buenos Aires until Friday due to the spread of the virus.
