Argentina's Coronavirus Case Tally Tops 900,000 - Health Ministry

BUENOS AIRES (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 13th October, 2020) The number of cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Argentina has risen by 9,524 over the past day to 903,730, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.

Overall, 24,186 people have died from COVID-19 in the country, with 318 patients having passed away in the past 24 hours.

On the national level, intensive care units are 64.3 percent occupied with patients.

�The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the new coronavirus a pandemic on March 11.

According to the WHO, the global coronavirus death toll has surpassed 1,074,000 people, with the number of cases worldwide exceeding 37.4 million.