Death toll in Colombia from COVID-19 passes 121,000

By Sinan Dogan

BOGOTA (AA) – The death toll in Colombia from COVID-19 surpassed 121,000 on Monday, with 218 fatalities reported in the past 24 hours.

The country also reported 6,636 new cases, according to data released by the Health Ministry, taking the total to 4.80 million.

Another 10,422 people won the battle against the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4.59 million.

More than 15.49 million people have received at least one dose of vaccine while 9.78 million are fully vaccinated in the country with a population of over 51 million.

*Writing by Busra Nur Cakmak