Authorities denies increase in Covid-19 cases in Bogotá

The Ministry of Health and the National Health Institute (INS) They ruled out in Bogotá the existence of an epidemiological alert as a result of Covid-19 cases.

The entity noted that despite the versions that circulate, he said that these are not officers of an alleged alarming increase in infections in the capital.

In accordance with the Subdirectorate of Public Health of the District Health Secretariat, Between January and September 2025, 2,219 cases have been confirmed in the city, which means a 76 % reduction compared to the same period of 2024, when 9,280 contagios were reported.

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The Minister of Health, Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo, called on citizens to avoid the spread of rumors and consult only official sources.

“Let’s avoid sharing not verified content that can generate fear or misinformation,” he said, while recalling that information on COVID-19 is based on permanent epidemiological surveillance and laboratory analysis, “he said.

For its part, the director of the INS, Diana Pava, explained that for 2025 two infection peaks have been recorded: between March and April, with 1,131 cases, and between August and September, with 688.

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However, he clarified that these rebounds obey seasonal behaviors of respiratory viruses, such as syncitial, adenovirus and COVID-19 himself.

At the national level, during the epidemiological week 37 (from September 7 to 13), 6,222 cases had been registered in the year of the year, a figure that represents a decrease in 67 % compared to 9,306 infections of the same period of 2024.

The health authorities reiterated the importance of territorial entities based on their information on scientific evidence and using as the main source the weekly epidemiological bulletin of the INS.