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The Argentine government registered 5,344 new cases of coronavirus: the largest number reported by the country in a single day. Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 136,118 infections have been confirmed.
Argentina also reported 117 new deaths, which is also the highest number of deaths in a single day.
After confirming 1,366 new cases of covid-19 on Tuesday, Bolivia registers a total of 62,357, according to the report of the Ministry of Health. 2,273 deaths were reported, 19,290 recovered patients, 11,425 suspected cases, according to the entity.
Brazilian authorities reported 41,008 new cases of coronavirus, representing an increase of 18,751 compared to the previous day. According to government figures, the country added 1,367 deaths for a total of 81,487 deaths. To date, 1,465,970 people have recovered.
This Tuesday, the Chilean Ministry of Health reported that 1,656 new cases of covid-19 and 44 deaths were registered on the last day. With this, the country accumulates a total of 334,683 infections and 8,677 deaths since the pandemic began.
“We continue to move forward step by step, as our program says, but with encouraging figures,” Health Minister Enrique Paris said at a press conference. The new cases reported on Tuesday represent the lowest number since May 12 of this year, according to the official, although he warned that this “does not mean that at some point they may be able to go back up.”
With 237 additional deaths from coronavirus in Colombia, registered this Tuesday, the country accumulates 7,166 deaths since the start of the pandemic. The country’s health authorities reported 7,033 new cases, bringing the total to 211,038. According to the government, there are 104,624 active cases.
According to the Costa Rican Ministry of Health, the country registered 277 new cases of covid-19, for a total of 11,811.
The Ecuadorian Ministry of Health raised the number of coronavirus cases in the country to 76,217 on Tuesday. According to official figures, to date 5,366 people have died from covid-19. The government also reported 3,400 “probable deaths” from coronavirus.
The Ministry of Health of El Salvador reported on Tuesday that in the last 24 hours 375 new cases of coronavirus were presented, which increases the total number to 12,582. Also, the authorities reported 8 new deaths from covid-19, totaling 352 deaths.
This Tuesday, Mexico exceeded 40,000 deaths from coronavirus, with a total of 40,400. The cases amount to 356,255.
Panama
The Ministry of Health of Panama reported on Tuesday a total of 55,153 coronavirus cases and 1,159 deaths.
The Paraguayan government reported on Tuesday 69 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 3,817. In addition, two additional deaths were registered for a cumulative of 35. The government also reported 136 recovered, thus adding 2,307.
Peruvian authorities reported 4,406 new cases of covid-19 on Tuesday. Thus, the number of confirmed infections since the start of the pandemic is 362,087.
Of the infected people, 12,747 are hospitalized and 1,342 of them are in intensive care. The total death toll, according to official data, is 13,579.
The Ministry of Public Health of the Dominican Republic reported on Tuesday that in the last 24 hours six people died from causes related to covid-19, so the total number of deaths is 999.
Authorities also reported 841 new coronavirus cases, totaling 54,797 across the country.
The government of the questioned president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro 440 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Tuesday, bringing the total to 12,774. Of the additional cases, 412 are of community transmission and 28 are imported.
With four new deaths, the total deaths from covid-19 rises to 120.
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