 Argentina has reached 70,000 deaths in the midst of a second outbreak worsened by a slow vaccination process. A report by the Health Ministry reported 70,253 deaths and over 3 million infections were 2.93 recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic. Now Argentina started a strict lockdown at the beginning of March 2020 to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 which has been eased over the month but has recently become more restrictive due to the emergence of the disease. The report stated intensive care bed occupancy is at about 70.1% nationwide and 76.5% for Buenos Aires and its surroundings.