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Colombia Becomes The Eighth Country In The World To Pass 1 Million COVID-19 Cases

Colombia has now reached 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, becoming the second country in Latin America to report the number in less than a week.

Not only that, but Colombia is also the eighth country to reach 1 million confirmed cases. According to Johns Hopkins University data, among the countries that have reached a total of 1 million cases are Argentina, Brazil, the United States, India, Russia, France, and Spain.

Colombia, which has a population of about 50 million, saw an increase in cases of infection last August and has been declining ever since. However, recent cases of infection in Colombia record around 8,000 new cases of infection each day.

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Epidemiologists also expect to see a significant increase by the end of the year.

Argentina reached 1 million confirmed cases on Monday and Peru and Mexico are expected to reach 1 million COVID-19 positive cases within a few weeks from now.

Overall, NBC News reports that Latin America continues to record some of the highest cases, diagnosing more than 100,000 confirmed infections each day.

As of October 27, a total of 43,444,797 people have been infected with COVID-19 worldwide, with 1,158,882 deaths reported.

Source: Johns Hopkins University, NBC News

Adib Mohd

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