Two departments did not report new cases of covid-19 and nine did not register any deaths

According to the National Institute of Health (INS), this August 2, 2021 The departments of Guainía and Vaupés have not reported any new confirmed cases of covid-19.

Likewise, the territories of Magdalena, Chocó, Putumayo, Arauca, Amazonas, San Andrés, Guaviare, Guainía and Vaupés did not report deaths from covid-19.

Likewise, a lower number of deaths with 218, of which 208 correspond to the previous days. According to the Ministry of Health, to date they are deceased 121,216 people because of the virus.

In Guanía, according to data from the Ministry of Health, a total of 2,214 cases have occurred since the start of the pandemic and 29 deaths. The department has 48,114 and in the last report of the health authorities, 22,738 doses of vaccines against covid-19 were applied.

For its part, Vaupés reported a total of 1,727 cases and 17 deaths among its 40,797 inhabitants. At the fourth peak of the pandemic, the department recorded its highest point of infections with 48, on May 22, while November 2, 2020 had 88 cases, which is the highest number to date.

Among the departments that have not recorded any deaths are Madeleine, where a total of 88,659 cases of covid-19 and 3,192 deaths have been reported out of a population of 1,342,000. At the last peak of the pandemic, the department reported 1,471 cases and 412 deaths at its most critical.

In Choco, Another region that has not recorded deaths from covid-19, 16,007 cases have been recorded since the start of the pandemic and 384 deaths. On June 2, the department experienced the highest time of infections with 410.

Putumayo has reported a total of 15,431 people infected and 629 deaths since the start of the pandemic. On November 2, 2020, it reported 834 infections, the worst record since the start of the pandemic, while on August 11 of the same year, there were 12 deaths from SARS-COV-2.

Arauca data shows that since the arrival of the virus in Colombia, 12,771 cases have been recorded in the region, causing 415 deaths. In November 2020, 802 cases were presented, being the worst day of the department in the history of the pandemic, while in death it was last July 12 with 13.

As for the Amazon, there have been reports 6,625 cases of covid-19 and 251 deaths in total. According to data from health authorities, the worst moment of infection occurred on November 2 with 492 deaths, while in terms of deaths it was May 28, 2020 with 57 deaths. In this region, the Duque government decided, at the start of the National Vaccination Plan, to vaccinate the majority of its population, due to its proximity to Brazil, a country where infections are on the increase and a variant of this region puts endanger the entire continent.

In San Andrés and Providencia, they recorded 6,732 cases of covid-19 since the start of the pandemic and 133 deaths. As for when more infections were recorded, it was November 2 with 1,035 cases, while for deaths it was June 2 with seven deaths.

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