Colombia registers 23,374 new cases of covid-19 on May 28

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection reported: this Friday, May 28, 23,374 new cases of covid-19 in Colombia. In the last 24 hours, 81,155 tests which 46,080 threads PCR and 35075 from antigens.

The report also notes that, 514 Colombians died of the disease within the last 24 hours. In this way, the country reaches a total of 87,207 deaths since the virus reached the national territory.

By clustering all the figures, Colombia reached 3,342,567 infected, of which 122,566 active cases and 3,101,390 correspond to positive cases which have already overcome the disease.

Regarding the regions with the most reported cases, Bogota leads with 8412 infected, followed by Antioquia with 3566 and in third place Valle with 1.545.

There are 773 conglomerates in the country. The territories are: Amazonas, Antioquia (Ituango), Arauca, Atlántico, Barranquilla, Bogotá, Boyacá, Bolívar, Buenaventura, Caldas, Caquetá, Cartagena, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, San Andrés, Santa Marta, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada, Guaviare and Guainía.

The most recent report from the Ministry of Health also indicates that, until midnight on May 27, they had already been applied in Colombia. a total of 9,098,024 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 3,217,548 people.

Likewise, an increase in the vaccination rate was detected, where for the day a total of 255,664 doses were applied, of which 21,700 correspond to the second injection.

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection, in its objective to move quickly in the vaccination of Colombians against covid-19, organized this Saturday, May 29, a national immunization day without programming for people over 55 years.

In this regard, Gerson Orlando Bermont Galavis, Director of Promotion and Prevention, indicated that “ in order to attract the greatest number of Colombians over 55 years of age who have not yet started their vaccination or completed their program, it is available throughout the country. 2,500 vaccination points ”.

It will be a day of intensification of vaccination both for the first dose and for those who have the second dose pending, without barriers and without difficulties in starting or ending the vaccination process.

For this reason, the director invited all citizens to come to vaccination points across the country on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., where the right to be vaccinated against covid-19.

Likewise, from the Health portfolio, the territorial entities, EPS and IPS are invited to form strategic alliances at the local level with media directors, journalists and other communication alternatives to present the objectives of the intensification and thus generate a mobilization. social benefit for the public. health.

In the same vein, those responsible for this great day of intensification must reorganize the different vaccination tactics in coordination with the vaccination points against covid-19, in intra and extramural modalities to guarantee vaccination, as well as safety. of users, companion and human talent in health, “strengthening hygienic and sanitary measures and thus intensifying vaccination actions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Bermont.

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