Colombia surpasses 400,000 COVID-19 cases with record daily new additions

BOGOTA- The total number of confirmed cases of COVID19 in Colombia has reached 410,453, with 13,475 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection. The ministry reported that over the last 24 hours, 12,830 new cases were registered, the highest daily addition since the first case was detected in the country in early March.

Additionally, in the last 24hour period, there were 321 deaths and 40,101 tests for COVID19 were conducted. Mandatory preventive isolation has been extended by the

Colombian government until Aug. 30, but shopping areas in places that do not report any new COVID19 cases would be allowed to gradually reopen. (Xinhua)