00:00More than 1.400 people were injured during December 2025 and the first hours of January
00:072026. According to the last report of the National Health Institute, between December
00:152025 and January 2026, until 2 p.m., the cases de lesionados por pólvora reached 1.419
00:23in Colombia. This number represents an increase of 10,4% compared to the same period of the
00:28last year, when there were 1.285 cases in the national territory.
00:32Also, there was an increase in the cases of menores of age lesionados, which went from 374
00:37in the period 2024-2025 to 429 in 2025-2026. Of the 1.419 people who were injured, 508
00:47were injured under the effect of alcohol or in the company of a adult in this same condition.
00:51However, in addition to the last year, these cases were reported by the causes associated
00:56to the use of pólvora. According to the INS, the artifacts mainly associated
01:00to lesionados por pólvora are the totes, with 30,7%, followed by others with 21,7% and
01:06in third place, the voladores, with 17%. These have generated in the majority of cases
01:12the quemaduras, lacerations and contusions. And these were the departments with more cases.
01:17In Antioquia, there were 182 cases, which represents an increase of 30% compared to the last year. In Nariño,
01:24hubo 131 cases, which represents an increase of 26% compared to the year 2024. In Bogotá,
01:31hubo 104 cases, which means that it reduced the population of lesionados in a 27%. In Norte
01:37de Santander, there were 84 cases, which represents an increase of 8%. In Cauca,
01:43there were 81 cases, that is, that they increased a 17%. In Cundinamarca, there were 74 cases, which
01:49represent an increase of 10%, while in Huila, Cali, Bolívar, Meta, Sucre, La Guajira,
01:55Quindío, Chocó y San Andrés, the cases disminuyeron.
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