SARS-COV-2 cumulative incidence by department in Colombia

Incidencia acumulada por SARS-CoV-2 en los departamentos de Colombia

Introduction: the first case of novel coronavirus pneumonia was notified in Wuhan, China on December 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) named it “Coronavirus Disease 2019”, COVID-19, on January 2020. It rapidly spread across the globe generating a pandemic declared a public health emergency of international concern. Objective: to show SARS-COV-2 cumulative incidence (CI) in the departments of Colombia as of August 6 2021. Methodology: cross-sectional study based on data released in the Ministry of Health and Social Protection coronavirus webpage. Results: as of August 6 2021, the departments of Colombia showing the highest SARS-COV-2 cumulative incidence were: Bogotá (18.2%), Atlántico (11%), Antioquia (10.6%), San Andrés and Providencia (10.5%) and Quindío (9.8%).  Those with the lowest CI are: Vichada (2.5%), Choco (2.9%), Cauca (3.5%), Vaupés (3.7%)  and Guajira (4.2%). Conclusion: monitoring the disease through PCR and antigen testing must be continued to enable an analysis of the epidemiological curve for Colombia. The vaccination plan has advanced notably. The author recommends conducting a new national-level incidence analysis after herd immunity is reached in the country.

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