Colombia reports 32,376 new infections with covid-19, June 27

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection reported, this Sunday, June 27, 32,376 new cases of covid-19 in Colombia. In the last 24 hours, 99,305 tests which 54,047 threads PCR and 45,258 of antigens.

The report also notes that 664 Colombians died of the disease within the last 24 hours. Thus, the country has reached a total of 104,678 deaths from the virus since the start of the pandemic.

By aggregating all the numbers, Colombia reached 4,158,716 infected, of which 187,395 are active cases and 3,854,457 correspond to positive cases which have already overcome the disease.

In the regions with the most reported cases, Bogotá leads with 7,087 infected, followed by Antioquia with 3,855 and in third place Cundinamarca with 2,752.

There are 995 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 latest report from the Ministry of Health also indicates that, until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, June 26, they had already been applied in Colombia. a total of 17,024,426 doses of the covid-19 vaccine.

According to the same report, the number of Colombians who are fully vaccinated, that is, those who have already received two doses of the biological drug, It currently stands at 5,983,170 people, while 4,966 people have been immunized with single doses.

Likewise, an increase in the vaccination rate was detected, where for the day a total of 330,694 doses were applied, of which 225,672 correspond to the second injection.

As part of the covid-19 health emergency, the national government issued Decree 697 of 2021, which establishes the health requirements for receiving donations such as drugs, supplies, vaccines, devices or equipment. biomedical, among others, for pandemic care.

Germán Escobar, chief of staff of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, explained that the document specifies the minimum quality conditions of these products required by the competent health authority, which is Invima, for their entry into the country.

“Products which do not have health registration at the time of donation, for example, or which are in the experimentation phase, must ask Invima to examine the scientific, quality and safety documentation allowing their importation” , Escobar added.

In the case of vaccines under development and not having a health registration, they must have authorization for emergency use by Invima with import authorization, in order to guarantee the full quality of these pharmaceutical products, so that they can be applied safely at home.

Finally, he recalled that “these donations are part of the free and their subsequent marketing is not considered, in any case, after having received them”

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