Colombia tops 400,000 coronavirus cases, deaths close to 13,500

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk down a street during the government-mandated quarantine to lower the rates of contagion from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bogota, Colombia July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia topped 400,000 confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, as deaths climb toward 13,500 and intensive care units in the capital Bogota remain near capacity.

The Andean country has 410,453 confirmed cases of the virus, the health ministry said in its daily tally, while deaths reached 13,475. Active cases number 165,698.