The country has recorded a total of 76,553 cases in the past seven days, the sixth highest total in the world after India, the US, Brazil, France and Spain. However, the per capita rate of cases during this period was 172 higher than in any of these countries.
In the Americas, only Aruba and Costa Rica reported more cases per capita than Argentina during this period.
The rising numbers reflect how the virus can spiral out of control if mitigation efforts are eased. Argentina, which introduced one of Latin America's toughest bans in March, now appears to be doing worse than countries like Brazil and Mexico, which have grappled with devastating outbreaks.
However, they can also reflect inconsistencies in data reporting that can tarnish the picture of the viruses. Federico Tiberti, a Princeton graduate student who analyzes coverage of coronavirus data in Argentina, pointed out that 80 of the 390 deaths reported in the country on Thursday were deaths for more than a month as officials made their backlog .
The delay in registering deaths increases the possibility that the virus has spread more across the country than thought in recent weeks.
Argentina has recorded a total of 678,266 cases and 14,766 deaths, according to a Times database
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