The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced Monday that another 1,010 patients with COVID-19 had died in the past 24 hours and 37,156 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed.
In the largest country in Latin America, the pandemic of the new coronavirus has reached so far 474,414 deaths out of a total of 16,984,218 confirmed infections.
It is the second deadliest death toll in the world, behind only the United States, and the third highest in the world, behind the United States and India.
Argentina: 733 deaths and over 22,000 cases in 24 hours
The Argentine Ministry of Health announced yesterday Monday that another 733 patients with COVID-19 died in the previous 24 hours, while another 22,195 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed.
The official pandemic of the new coronavirus in the Latin American country has reached this stage with 81,946 deaths out of a total of 3,977,634 infections.
The selected active cases amount to 335,540, according to official data.
The government is continuing the race to immunize the population. According to the latest figures, as of yesterday, at least 11.4 million people had received the vaccine, while more than 3 million had received both.
Faced with the new wave of the pandemic, the authorities imposed stricter restrictive measures that will apply at least until Friday.
Chile: More than 30,000 deaths, more than 1.4 million cases
Chile exceeded the limit of 30,000 deaths on Monday due to the pandemic of the new coronavirus.
Speaking about the “big increase” in the number of patients who have been suffering in recent days, the Minister of Health Enrique Paris clarified that in the previous hours another 121 deaths were found due to COVID-19, with the total death toll reaching 30,058.
The Ministry of Health recorded another 6,958 cases of SARS-CoV-2, with the total number of people infected with the virus reaching 1,434,884.
Undersecretary of Health Paula Dasa informed that the closure of the border of Chile is extended until June 30, in order to prevent the arrival of different strains of the new coronavirus in the country and to prevent further dispersal. He added that 11 municipalities, including two in the metropolitan area of Santiago, the capital, will be put on lockdown again the day after tomorrow, Thursday.
Chile is facing a new crisis in the health system: the fullness of ICUs has exceeded 95% in the country’s hospitals, after last week more than 8,000 cases were confirmed.
It remains facing a wave of infections despite significant progress in the population’s immunization campaign against COVID-19, with more than 54.5% of the target population receiving both doses of the vaccine, according to the most recent available official data.
Mexico: 34 deaths and 881 cases in 24 hours
The Mexican Ministry of Health announced yesterday Monday 34 deaths of patients due to COVID-19 and 881 cases of SARS-CoV-2, with the official report of the victims of the pandemic of the new coronavirus in the country of 126 million inhabitants reaching 228,838 dead out of a total of 2,434,562 infections.
The Mexican government acknowledges that the official account is undervalued. Data on over-mortality released by the Ministry of Health earlier this year showed that COVID-19 deaths were at least 60% higher than confirmed.
Turkey: Over 5,600 cases and 91 deaths in 24 hours
The Turkish Ministry of Health announced yesterday Monday that 5,647 cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of people infected with the new coronavirus to 5,293,627.
At the same time, 91 patients with COVID-19 succumbed, with the death toll from the pandemic in Turkey reaching 48,255 as of March 11, 2020, according to official figures.
The number of critically ill patients decreased to 1,060.
17.85 million people have been vaccinated since a mass immunization campaign was launched in Turkey on January 14th.
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