Argentina coronavirus death toll tops 5,000

Edited by Ed Newman
2020-08-12 13:52:11

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Buenos Aires, August 12 (RHC)-- Argentina's death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 5,000 on Tuesday amid a surge in cases that have pushed the South American nation up in the global charts despite months of lockdown.

Argentina has been under quarantine since March 20, although officials previously relaxed restrictions in many parts of the nation, a move blamed for the recent spike in cases.  The country recorded 7,043 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, pushing the total confirmed infections to 260,911, surpassing the total caseload in Italy.

The latest Argentinean government data shows 5,004 people have died from the disease.
 



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