Colombia reports record number of Covid-19 deaths for second consecutive day
Colombia’s health ministry reported a record 8,934 new coronavirus cases on Friday — taking the country’s total number of infections to 182,140 since the pandemic began.
The ministry reported another 259 related deaths, also a record. Colombia’s death toll now stands at 6,288.
The rising case numbers come as President Ivan Duque resists calls to impose a total lockdown in the country’s most affected areas.
