Cuba reports 349 Covid-19 cases and five deaths
Cuba reports 349 Covid-19 cases and five deaths
Havana, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) Dr. Francisco Duran, national director of Epidemiology at the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), reported on Wednesday that 349 new Covid-19 cases and five deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
With these figures, Cuba accumulates 180 deaths and 19,122 people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, since the pandemic broke out in the national territory in March 2020.
During his press briefing, Dr. Duran lamented the five deaths and called attention on raising awareness about the severity of Covid-19 and deaths.
When explaining the epidemiological situation, the specialist said that 9,775 people have been admitted at medical institutions, 2,909 of whom are suspected cases, 813 are under surveillance and 4,417 are active patients.
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by Yosley Carrero
HAVANA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) Cuba confirmed 405 new cases of the novel coronavirus, down from 547 a day earlier, the island s Ministry of Public Health reported Saturday.
The nationwide COVID-19 tally now stands at 17,501 after the new confirmed cases hit the 500 mark in three consecutive days.
Of all the new cases, 171 were logged in Havana, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic on the island, followed by the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Matanzas, Guantanamo and Villa Clara.
Meanwhile, the island reported four new COVID-19 deaths, bringing the national death toll to 166 as the country strives to control its largest wave of infections since the pandemic began.
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People wearing face masks wait outside a restaurant in Havana, Cuba, Jan. 14, 2021. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua) Faced with the increase in cases, the government decided this week to establish the limited autochthonous transmission phase in several provinces and to continue to require all travelers arriving from abroad to submit a negative PCR test carried out within 72 hours of their flight. HAVANA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) The Cuban Ministry.