BUENOS AIRES/BOGOTA, May 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina on Wednesday reported a record daily count of 39,652 COVID-19 cases, taking the national tally to 3,411,160, said the health ministry.
The ministry said 494 more deaths were logged, raising the death toll to 72,265.
“In much of the country there is significant pressure (on hospitals) and if cases continue to rise, we face the real risk of not being able to provide care,” Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said.
Vizzotti urged people to stay home “to reduce the transmission of the virus,” and “as a result, see fewer hospitalizations and fewer deaths.”
Argentina began its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in December 2020 and has since administered 10,477,797 doses.
Meanwhile, COLOMBIA reported 452 more deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the nationwide death toll to 82,743, the country’s ministry of health and social protection said.
The ministry said, 16,579 new infections were reported, bringing the nationwide tally to 3,161,126.
A total of 7,718,287 doses of vaccines have been administered in the South American country, with 2,958,890 people fully inoculated. — NNN-XINHUA