BUENOS AIRES, (Sputnik) – According to data from the country’s Ministry of Health, the number of coronavirus cases has risen sharply in Argentina over the past week.
In the previous week, Argentina reported a total of 12,609 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is four times the number of the previous week, when the country had 3,323 confirmed cases, the ministry said on Sunday.
The death rate from COVID-19 in Argentina has remained the same for the past two weeks (8-9 deaths per week).
In October, Argentina completed the first phase of trials of its own coronavirus vaccine, which is expected to be approved next year.