BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Argentina reported 3,610 new COVID-19 cases and 72 more deaths on Sunday, taking the national counts to 8,897,178 and 126,120 respectively, according to the country's health ministry.

The national positivity rate in the last 24 hours reached 13.27 percent, after 27,194 more tests were administered, the ministry said in its daily report.

There are currently 100,112 active cases in the country, and 1,156 patients are hospitalized in intensive care units, with a bed occupation rate of 39.6 percent nationwide, the ministry said.

So far, 8,670,946 people in Argentina have recovered from the disease, it added.

According to the Public Vaccination Monitor, 93,505,353 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the country, with 36,360,611 people having been fully vaccinated and 13,764,045 having received a booster dose.