Cuban authorities on alert due to increase in Covid-19 contagions Cuban authorities on alert due to increase in Covid-19 contagions Havana, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba reports an increase in Covid-19 contagions, while the rate of positive cases decreases, compared to previous days, Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal informed. Although the highest spread of the coronavirus is reported in Havana, Mayabeque and Artemisa provinces, active patients have been currently reported in 90 of 168 Cuban municipalities, the minister explained on Saturday at a meeting of the Government's Temporary Working Group to Fight the Pandemic. During the meeting, chaired by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, the governors of eight provinces explained the main actions to curb the pandemic.