The authorities of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported this morning there were no deaths and 20 new infections from COVID-19.
The patients registered at midnight yesterday correspond to Cubans and only in one case is the source of infection not specified. Their geographical distribution is as follows:
- Havana: 10 cases (3 from the municipality of San Miguel del Padrón; Centro Habana and Arroyo Naranjo, 2 each; Playa, Boyeros and La Lisa, 1 each).
- Matanzas: 10 cases (7 from Matanzas municipality; Limonar, Jovellanos and Los Arabos, 1 each).
Se confirmaron 20 nuevos casos de #COVID19, para un acumulado de 1830 en #Cuba.
▪366 positivos activos
▪357 con evolución clínica estable
▪3 pacientes en estado crítico
▪6 pacientes en estado grave
▪79 fallecidos
▪1383 altas
▪2 evacuadoshttps://t.co/Ao6eTjrDwL pic.twitter.com/xxY8eGNUnb— Ministerio de Salud Pública de Cuba (@MINSAPCuba) May 14, 2020
Of this total, 75.0% were women and, by age group, the most affected were concentrated in those under 40, with 11 cases, and between 40 and 60 years, with 9. Of the 20 people, 17 were asymptomatic.
Dr. Francisco Durán, national director of epidemiology, has also underlined that “one of the lowest figures” has been reported in terms of hospitalization, which reached 1,046 people.
As of midnight yesterday, May 13, 2,749 people were under primary healthcare surveillance in their homes.
The number of recovered from the new coronavirus on the island has reached 1,383 after 57 discharges yesterday. Three patients were reported in critical condition and six in serious condition.
Cuba has processed to date a total of 75,142 tests, of which 1,830 have been positive (2.4%). The death toll to date is 79.
