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We provide a quick snapshot of coronavirus status in Colombia yesterday on April 1 with key statistics.

Daily Summary for April 1:

  • +354 new cases, up from 323 the prior day
  • 15 reported deaths
  • +20,150 COVID tests

Totals:

  • 6,085,270 cases
  • 4,104 active cases or 0.07 percent of total

The first coronavirus case in Colombia was on March 7, 2020 and by April 1, 2021 the number of cases had grown to 6,085,270. The following chart shows the 7-day rolling average of daily cases in Colombia for the past few months

Rolling 7-day average of daily coronavirus cases in Colombia, source, Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS), 3/31

Rolling 7-day average of daily coronavirus cases in Colombia, source, Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS), 4/1

Rolling 7-day average of daily coronavirus cases in Colombia, source, Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS), 4/1

As of April 1 , the rolling 7-day average of new daily cases has dropped notably dropped in 68 of the past 75 days in a row.

Computer generated image of COVID-19, photo by Felipe Esquivel Reed

Computer generated image of COVID-19, photo by Felipe Esquivel Reed

As of April 2, 2022, at 4:00 am according to Worldometers over 200 countries and territories in the world have reported that over 490,185,130 /people have contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, known as SARS-CoV2. And over 6,163,034 people have died from this virus worldwide and over 423,90833 have recovered. 

EDITOR NOTE More Coronavirus Detail is on Patreon

Medellin Guru will now only provide a snapshot of coronavirus cases in Colombia daily on the Medellin Guru website for free.

We have been providing for free nearly two years a long daily report of over 4,000 words with graphics and it takes hours per day to update this article daily.

If you want to see our full coronavirus daily report you must become a Patreon subscriber. The full Coronavirus report includes:

  • More detail on coronavirus cases in Colombia
  • Coronavirus cases in departments in Colombia
  • Coronavirus cases in the Aburrá Valley where Medellín is located
  • Coronavirus cases in other cities in Colombia
  • COVID-19 testing in Colombia
  • Colombia Coronavirus Death Rate
  • Coronavirus Deaths in Other Countries in Latin America.

We are doing this because updating this large article is difficult to update on the Medellin Guru website that is being attacked every night.

You can subscribe to Patreon for a little as $3 per day (a cup of coffee). Join Patreon for access to 85 of our best articles including the new full daily coronavirus update.

On Patreon you will now get access to our full Colombia coronavirus report early at night the day before we report the snapshot on the free Medellin Guru site the next morning. Essentially you will be able to see a preview.

Here is the full Coronavirus report for Colombia on April 1 on Patreon. 

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Colombia has 24 of the Best Hospitals in Latin America

Colombia has 24 of the Best Hospitals in Latin America

Healthcare in Colombia

Colombia has 24 of the top 58 clinics and hospitals in Latin America, according to a study in late 2019 by América Economia. So, 41 percent of the best hospitals in Latin America are found in Colombia.

Nine of these best hospitals in Latin America are located in Medellín and nine are in Bogotá. In 2017, Colombia had 20 of the top 49 clinics and hospitals in Latin America. And in 2018, Colombia had 23 of the top 58 hospitals.

So, the count in 2019 has increased to 24 of the top 58 clinics and hospitals in Latin America for 2019. In addition, the World Health Organization (WHO) ranks Colombia’s healthcare system as #22 out of 191 countries it ranked. And no other countries in Latin America were ranked higher than Colombia.

So, according to WHO, Colombia has the best healthcare system in Latin America. Also, Colombia’s healthcare system is ranked higher than many wealthier countries like the United States (#37), Germany (#25), Canada (#30) and Australia (#32).

In Colombia, it is possible to have access to world-class healthcare at a fraction of the cost compared to the healthcare costs in North America or Europe. Furthermore, the costs for healthcare in Colombia can be significantly lower than the costs found in the U.S. Due to having the best healthcare system in Latin America, Colombia is probably better positioned than many other countries in Latin America to handle coronavirus.

Health Insurance in Colombia

Health insurance is relatively inexpensive in Colombia and will cover you if you happen to catch COVID-19. One of the reasons that Colombia has such a highly rated healthcare system is due to a new constitution that Colombia drafted in 1991 that made access to healthcare a basic human right to all citizens of Colombia, as well as foreign residents of Colombia. There are three types of health insurance available in Colombia:

  1. EPS – Entidadas Promotoras de Salud– this is the public health insurance that is mandatory for everybody who is a resident of Colombia. The monthly premium is calculated as 12.5 percent of the monthly gross income that you declare to the EPS.
  2. Prepagada – this is private healthcare insurance in Colombia. The monthly premium for Prepagada varies depending on your age, the plan you choose and any pre-existing conditions.
  3. SISBEN – this is a free government subsidized healthcare system, which is only for very poor or homeless Colombians.

Medellin Guru has partnered with an insurance agent to offer health insurance and other insurance products like life insurance, homeowners insurance and auto insurance to foreigners and Colombians.

We partnered with bilingual insurance agent who speaks English and Spanish. And she has many foreigner clients. Over 237 Medellin Guru readers have obtained insurance through our partnership including health insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, life insurance and travel insurance. This service is easy to use, just click on the button below to get started.

Use the Medellin Guru Insurance Service

We highly recommend using a bilingual insurance agent to sign up for insurance in Colombia instead of trying to sign up yourself. Everything for signing up for insurance in Colombia is in Spanish and the forms can be complicated to fill out. 

Number to Call in Medellín if You Think You Have Coronavirus

Medellín uses the 123 emergency phone number for coronavirus reports. People who in the last two weeks have been in countries where the virus circulates, and who have symptoms such as cough, fever, nasal congestion and muscle fatigue, or who have been in contact with patients who meet with the above criteria can call this emergency number.

Medellín asks residents to make responsible use of this single line of emergencies, and also recommends consulting EPS health insurance websites. Also, we have a separate article that looks at how to get a COVID-19 test in Medellín.

Medellin Guru’s Coronavirus Series

Medellin Guru has a series of articles about the coronavirus pandemic and the impacts in Colombia: Also, these articles are being kept up-to-date, as this is a fast-moving topic:

The Bottom Line: Coronavirus in Colombia: Current Status

The bottom line is that Colombia had a total of 6,084,916 coronavirus cases as of March 31, 2022 but 97.26 percent of these cases have recovered. 

Also, the number of active cases have dropped from 160,000 in August 2020 to drop to 4,224 active cases on March 31, 2022. Coronavirus is a fast-moving topic. So, Medellin Guru will be updating this popular article daily.

We will now only provide a snapshot of coronavirus cases on Medellin Guru for free. If you want to see our full coronavirus report you will need to become a Patreon member/subscriber.

Here is the full Coronavirus report for Colombia on April 1 on Patreon. 

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Editors note: updated on April 1 at 5:15 pm with current coronavirus cases counts in Colombia on April 1.