This was announced on his Twitter page by the Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Affairs.

“On July 16, we confirmed the recovery of 4,428 patients, 8,037 new cases of coronavirus and 215 fatal outcomes in Colombia ... As a result, the number of people recovered reached 76,164, 173,206 patients with COVID-19, and 6,029 deaths,” the report says.

Earlier, Colombian authorities extended the nationwide quarantine regime.