Argentina is the second country in the world in the number of daily deaths from the coronavirus per million inhabitants

After exceeding 70,000 deaths from the coronavirus in recent hours, the Argentina stood out this Sunday for another sad step: it became the second country in the world with the highest number of deaths per day per million inhabitants. According to the Our World in Data portal, which offers interactive charts and maps with pandemic figures, it is only surpassed by Uruguay.

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According to the publication, which reflects data collected by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, Argentina recorded an average of 10.15 deaths per million population in the past seven days. The only country that was above that number was Uruguay, with 13.86.

Paraguay was ranked below, with 9.69 deaths per million population; Colombia, with 9.61; Croatia, with 9.15; Hungary with 0.02; Yes Brazil; with 9.01. Even further is Peru, with 7.72 and outside the Top ten Chile and Ecuador, with 4.73 and 4.49 respectively.

In absolute terms, the latest agency count AFP located United States with the most victims: 585708. Brazil followed with 434,715: India with 270,284 dead; Mexico, with 220,384; and the United Kingdom, with 127,675.

As, Argentina topped 70,000 coronavirus deaths this weekend throughout the country. According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health, the country has accumulated 70,522 deaths. On the other hand, it recorded 16,350 infections in 24 hours, of which 3,307,285 have been infected since the start of the pandemic.

Slow vaccination and high hospital demand in Latin America

Unlike what happens in countries like the United States or the United Kingdom, vaccination campaign progressing slowly in Latin America, which has been consolidated as the new epicenter of the pandemic.

According to the agency EFE, four countries in the region, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay and Venezuela, to have less than 1% of its population with the full COVID-19 vaccination schedule, while in Haiti no vaccine has yet been administered.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), less than 1% of doses administered worldwide have so far reached poor countries. In fact, figures from Our World in Data show that out of a total of 403.7 million vaccines administered in America, 266.6 million correspond to the United States, or 66%.

// Pan American Health Organization warned of rising young adult deaths from coronavirus

In Latin America, the country leading the vaccination campaign is Chile, where he 48.8% of the population were immunized with at least one dose of serum against the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the Argentina ranks well below, with only the 17.7%.

Without vaccines, the virus spreads more easily in Latin America and deaths are increasing. In this context, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) expressed concern earlier this month about high demand for hospital care recorded in the region during the second wave of coronavirus. He reported that health centers in the area are nearing peak capacity and warned of increasing hospitalizations and deaths of young adults.