BUENOS AIRES, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 1,227 new COVID-19 cases and 11 related deaths, raising its total caseload to 9,007,753 and national death toll to 127,494.

The national positivity rate in the last 24 hours reached 8 percent, after 15,328 more tests were administered, the ministry said in its daily report.

According to the Public Vaccination Monitor, a total of 36,811,696 people have been fully vaccinated against the disease and 15,368,918 have received a booster dose.