Colombia exceeds one and a half million cases of covid-19 this Sunday

The Ministry of Health reported 11,160 new cases of covid-19 in Colombia, which brings the general balance of the country to 1,507,222.

Of these cases, 89,330 are active and 1,373,332 have managed to recover from the disease.

As for the deceased, 207 appeared in the national territory, although 186 belong to previous days.

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With this report, according to Minsalud, 40,475 deaths have been recorded nationwide since the start of the pandemic.

In addition, the report shows that 43,635 tests were processed on this day, of which 31,183 were PCR and 12,452 were antigens.

In Valle del Cauca, 768 infected people were confirmed, bringing the total number to 125,849.

Regarding the deaths in the department, the epidemiological bulletin indicates that they were registered in Cali (12), Palmira (2), Yumbo (2), Candelaria (2) and one by one in Cartago, Tuluá, Bugalagrande and Pradera.

Thus, in the region the number of people who die from diseases associated with the new coronavirus is already 3,988 since the arrival of the virus. Of those deaths, 2,576 have been registered in Cali.

It should be remembered that 76’694,601 have been infected worldwide, of these, 43’196,934 recovered and 1’691,024 have died from covid-19.