UPDATE 10:30 hrs EST
The Tucumán MOH website has announced the 4th death among the 11 known cases:
The Ministry of Public Health reports the death of a patient linked to the conglomerate of cases of pneumonia of unknown origin.
This is a 48-year-old male patient with comorbidities, who was hospitalized in serious condition in the public sector.
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We've been following the outbreak of unidentified pneumonia at a private clinic in Argentina for 3 days (see PAHO Statement On Argentina's Unidentified Pneumonia Outbreak), and since then the numbers have increased from 6 cases and 2 deaths to 11 cases and 3 deaths.
While details are sparse, the Tucumán MOH website has posted another very brief statement, announcing an 11th case.
PUBLIC HEALTH September 3, 2022
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The Ministry of Public Health reports that a new patient linked to the conglomerate of cases of pneumonia of unknown origin has been detected.
Case number 11 is a 64-year-old male patient with comorbidities, hospitalized in serious condition with mechanical ventilation, in the private sector.
While not explosive growth, and still - as far as we know - confined to contacts that the private clinic, this outbreak has gained international attention.
Hopefully we'll get another press conference later today.
