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Covid-19 is leading cause of death in Colombia

Bogota, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 has become the leading cause of death in Colombia in Q1 2021, reporting as many as 26,321 deaths, the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) said.

According to DANE, Colombia´s overall coronavirus death toll ranged from 59,972 in Q1 2020 to 84,643 in Q1 2021.

In Q1 2021, Bogota reached 21% of confirmed Covid-19 deaths and 17.1% of deaths due to suspicion over coronavirus.

DANE recalled that the first Covid-19 death confirmed in Colombia was reported on March 16, 2020.

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