Colombia surpasses 70,000 COVID-19 deaths after record increase
April 23, 2021
More than 70,000 people have died of COVID-19 since the beginning of the global pandemic, the Health Ministry said Thursday as it reported a record number of fatalities.
In its daily report, the Health Ministry confirmed 19,306 infections and 420 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic.
COVID-19 infections and deaths
Bogota healthcare approaching collapse
The most recent surge is threatening to collapse the healthcare system in the capital Bogota where more than 87% of the available intensive care units were occupies on Thursday, according to the city’s health secretary.
The Colombian Medical Federation considers a 90% threshold critical to continue providing emergency healthcare when needed.