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(CNN) - The largest cities in Colombia have once again imposed confinement measures, after an increase in cases during the last seven days has led the Latin American country to add 150,000 cases in total.
Currently, Colombia is the fifth country most affected with cases of covid-19 in Latin America and more than 20% of the total cases were registered in the last seven days, including a record of 6,803 new cases last Friday, according to data compiled by the Colombian Ministry of Health.
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On Monday night, the country reported 3,832 new cases of covid-19, bringing the total number of cases to 154,277.
The death toll is 5,455.
In Bogotá, the capital, where more than 30% of cases were registered, Mayor Claudia López announced a localized quarantine, dividing the city into three areas that will be under confinement in a two-week rotation.
During closure in these areas, only essential stores are allowed to open and only one member per family can leave the home to buy food, medicine and other supplies.
Medellín, Colombia's second-largest city, also re-imposed a partial shutdown on Monday, despite having one of the lowest increases in covid-19 at the start of the pandemic.
Young people seek to break addictions with the help of box 3:29The coronavirus pandemic remains highly localized in Colombia. Two key areas, Bogotá and the North Atlantic coast, represent more than 50% of the total registered cases, while several regions have registered only a limited number of cases, according to data from the Colombian Ministry of Health.
The Colombian government is under pressure to open new parts of the economy, especially in regions that have not experienced an increase in cases in order to limit the economic damage caused by the blockade. Unemployment has more than doubled in Colombian urban areas, reaching almost 25% in May, according to DANE, the country's National Administrative Department of Statistics.