BUENOS AIRES, Feb 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina registered 7,739 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the national tally to 2,001,034, the health ministry said.
The ministry also reported 109 more deaths from the disease, bringing the nationwide death toll to 49,674.
A total of 1,798,120 patients have recovered so far, while 153,240 cases remain active.
Having registered a total of 835,204 cases since the pandemic broke out in March last year, the province of Buenos Aires remains the hardest-hit region in the South American country.
Argentina has extended its social, preventive and mandatory distancing measures until Feb. 28. — NNN-XINHUA
