Resumen:
The recent article “Negative Correlation between Altitude and COVID-19 Pandemic in Colombia: A Preliminary Report” published by Cano-Perez et al. Analyzed data from 70 municipalities in Colombia and concluded that increasing altitude was associated with fewer SARS-2 infections, lower COVID-19 mortality, and lower case fatality rate (CFR). These results are consistent with studies from the beginning of the pandemic in eight provinces of Bolivia, from Ecuador, and from 185 provinces in Peru. This latest study concluded that CFR was unchanged with increasing altitude...