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Argentina hits 10,000 coronavirus cases, outpaced by LatAm neighbors

By Cassandra Garrison and Miguel Lobianco

Saturday, 23 May 2020 | 8:40 AM MYT

A woman wearing a protective face mask walks past Puente de la Mujer during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 18, 2020. Picture taken May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday, after recording the highest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic.

There are 10,649 cases, up by 718 from a day earlier, mostly in capital Buenos Aires, government data showed. The death toll is at 433.

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