Colombia’s Ministry of Health announced on the 10th local time that there were 15,537 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 330 deaths in the country.
So far, there have been 1,786,900 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 46114 deaths.
Epidemic prevention experts said that the week just past January compared with the same period last December, the number of new confirmed cases increased by 91%, especially in the capital Bogotá.
On average, 3 out of 10 tests there are positive results. Although there are no confirmed cases of mutant COVID-19 at present, the current infection rate is significant. Judging from the rising situation, the highly infectious mutant novel coronavirus may have spread in Colombia.
Vice President Ramírez said on the 10th that the government has not yet considered a new round of mandatory quarantine nationwide to contain the epidemic.
