COVID-19 cases in Colombia near 1.1 mln

BOGOTA. KAZINFORM - COVID-19 infections in Colombia reached 1,099,392 after tests detected 6,136 new cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection said Tuesday, Xinhua reports.

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The ministry said the national death toll climbed to 31,847 after 177 more fatalities were reported over the past day, adding that a total of 993,877 patients have recovered.

The Colombian government has extended the selective quarantine phase to Dec. 1 to contain the spread of COVID-19.