Argentina has been one of the hardest-hit countries in the region in terms of cases and deaths per capita, with some 4.7 million confirmed infections and a death toll from the pandemic expected to pass 100,000 people, Reuters reports.

Daily average cases have fallen since a peak last month and bed occupancy in intensive care units is coming down, though still above 60 per cent nationwide.

The pandemic has sharpened an economic crisis already existing in Argentina, which has been largely stuck in recession since 2018 with rampant inflation, strict capital controls and a weak peso currency sparking an outflow of dollars.

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Relatives of people who died from Covid-19 are pictured next to new graves at the San Vicente cemetery, in Cordoba, Argentina, July 11. — Reuters
Relatives of people who died from Covid-19 are pictured next to new graves at the San Vicente cemetery, in Cordoba, Argentina, July 11. — Reuters

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