Coronavirus in Cuba: 224 new infections, and “there is tension,” says Dr. Durán
Once again, Dr. Francisco Durán is appearing at a press conference every day. The high number of infections by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has forced his daily presence on television. Today he reported 224 new positive cases, a figure much lower than yesterday, although he warns that “there is tension.” “Transmission has spread to territories where there hadn’t been for months. There is tension,” said Durán, who is the national director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). Of the total number of cases, which correspond to the closing of Monday, January 4, 123 were autochthonous and 101 imported, an essential element for the situation that the island is experiencing and to which, in the words of the specialist, are added the result of the end of the year festivities, during which not everyone complied with the indicated measures. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1346471841557147649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1346471841557147649%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcoronavirus-en-cuba-224-nuevos-contagios-y-hay-tension-dice-el-dr-duran%2F In fact, of the 123 autochthonous cases, the COVID-19 detected in 40 individuals is related to imported cases, while 56.1% were contacts of confirmed cases. In general, of the 224 positive cases identified this Monday, 198 were Cubans and 26 were foreigners. The territories with the highest total infection records are Matanzas (51), Havana (33), Guantánamo (33), Villa Clara...