Cuba is approaching seven months of confrontation with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the number of new contagions dropped to five, in a day when 42 people were discharged, as reported today by Dr. Francisco Durán.
With this figure, there are already 5,440 people who have recovered from the disease on the island, 91.5% of the total contagions, according to what is said in the report issued today by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP).
Se confirmaron 5 nuevos casos de #COVID19, para un acumulado de 5 948 en #Cuba
383 casos activos
380 con evolución clínica estable
1 paciente en estado crítico
2 pacientes en estado grave
123 fallecidos
5 440 altas médicas
2 evacuadoshttps://t.co/nfZw5Y3UEc pic.twitter.com/Bq4hmAfNtw— Ministerio de Salud Pública de Cuba (@MINSAPCuba) October 10, 2020
Regarding today’s cases, all were autochthonous, all correspond to Cubans and all were contacts of confirmed cases.
They were reported by three provinces: Havana (two cases from two municipalities), Sancti Spíritus (two from two municipalities) and Ciego de Ávila (one from the provincial capital).
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Another peculiarity is that the new contagions belong to the female gender and that only one of them was asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis.
By age group, two were under 20, and three between 40 and 59.
During the day, 7,066 samples were processed, for a total of 685,018 in the country since the pandemic began. Of that number, 5,948 have been positive.
Active cases fell to 383, and until midnight yesterday 4,775 people remained hospitalized, Dr. Durán explained in his penultimate daily appearance, since as of next week it will have a weekly frequency.
