Live COVID-19 updates: Cuba sees record high of daily cases Xinhua 16 May 2021, 11:49 GMT+10 BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - HAVANA -- Cuba reported on Saturday 1,383 new cases and 11 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a new record for daily cases. According to the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, at total of 123,221 cases and 796 deaths have been registered so far. - - - - SAO PAULO -- Brazil on Saturday reported 2,087 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 434,715, the Ministry of Health said.