JAKARTA - The number of COVID-19 cases in Colombia on Wednesday, August 19 surpassed 500 thousand, while deaths nearly exceeded 16 thousand. In fact, the Andes Mountains country will soon end a period of five months of territorial quarantine.
So far, Colombia has recorded a total of 502,178 COVID-19 cases, according to the health ministry, and 15,979 deaths. Active cases totaled 158,893.
President Ivan Duque in late March began imposing a nationwide lockdown in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.
Most types of businesses have started to reopen or are allowed to operate through the delivery system.
The lockdown is set to continue until the end of August. More stringent restrictions are in place in residential areas in the capital Bogota, which show a higher infection rate.
A third of the total number of COVID-19 cases in Colombia are found in Bogota.
The capacity of intensive care units in Bogota is up to 82 percent per cent, according to local health authorities.
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