With 540 dead, Colombia surpasses its record for daily deaths from covid-19, this May 29

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection reported: This Saturday, May 29, 20,494 new cases of covid-19 in Colombia. In the last 24 hours, 86358 tests which 49,511 threads PCR and 36,847 of antigens.

The report also notes that, 540 Colombians died of the disease within the last 24 hours. In this way, the country reaches a total of 87,747 deaths since the virus reached the national territory.

By clustering all the figures, Colombia reached 3,363,061 infected, of which 122,809 active cases and 3,141,549 correspond to positive cases which have already overcome the disease.

Regarding the regions with the most reported cases, Bogota leads with 8,725 infected, followed by Antioquia with 3619 and in third place Santander with 1.289.

There are 776 conglomerates in the country. The territories are: Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlántico, Barranquilla, Bogotá, Bolívar, Boyacá, Buenaventura, Caldas, Caquetá, Cartagena, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Guaviainía, Huila, Huila, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, San Andrés, Santa Marta, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupés, Vichada.

The most recent report from the Ministry of Health also states that, until midnight on May 28, they had already been applied in Colombia. a total of 9,348,103 doses of the covid-19 vaccine.

According to the same report, the number of fully vaccinated Colombians, that is, those who have already received two doses of biological product, It currently has 3,239,798 people.

Likewise, it has been reported that the vaccination rate has remained stable. where for the day, 250,079 doses in total were applied, 22,250 of which correspond to the second injection.

Deputy Minister of Public Health and Service Delivery Luis Alexander Moscoso Osorio thanked the 74th World Health Assembly, which was developed virtually, for the report presented by WHO on The 2030 Immunization Program which provides the strategic framework to address the main issues raised by immunization in relation to primary health care and universal health coverage during the period 2021-2030.

<< For our country, today, the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) is one of the priority programs within the framework of the current pandemic caused by covid-19, a priority which is reflected in the important economic investment carried out for its reinforcement by the introduction of new vaccines, as well as the establishment of a nominal information system ", Moscoso exposed at the start of his speech.

He added that it is thanks to these efforts “Today, we can advance in the implementation of our national vaccine plan against covid-19 which is in the execution of step 3, achieving to date the application of 9 million doses, of which more than 3 million people already have both doses ”

However, he acknowledged that this pandemic has highlighted the need to continue to strengthen vaccination programs beyond covid-19.

Immunization coverage

In this regard, the Colombian Deputy Minister indicated that the country continues to make efforts to achieve useful coverage of more than 95%, giving priority to municipalities and high-risk border areas, as well as guarantee access to vaccines not only for the Colombian population but also for the migrant population in a vocation of permanence and in transit.

“We note with concern the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine immunization activities globally and the risk that this implies that the achievements we have made in the fight against immuno-diseases will reverse. preventable “, Moscoso said, adding that for this reason, it is imperative that WHO redouble its efforts to promote, assist and support states in rapid, safe and equitable access to vaccines and in the implementation of campaign plans. national immunizations.

This is how the official at the end of his presentation thanked the World Health Organization (WHO) for the activities carried out within the framework of the vaccination week entitled “Vaccines bring us closer”, which had it aims to build public confidence in the usefulness of all vaccines and to promote long-term support for immunization.

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