Four provinces in the western and central regions reported yesterday the 63 new contagions from the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Cuba, according to today’s report from the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP).
The majority were diagnosed in Pinar del Río, where the detected cases from five municipalities totaled 41.
Se confirmaron 63 nuevos casos de #COVID19, para un acumulado de 6 mil 368 en #Cuba
425 casos activos
420 con evolución clínica estable
2 pacientes en estado crítico
3 pacientes en estado grave
127 fallecidos
5 mil 814 altas médicas
2 evacuadoshttps://t.co/75jBdNV6mk pic.twitter.com/DJSDw5W4LD— Ministerio de Salud Pública de Cuba (@MINSAPCuba) October 21, 2020
It is followed by Havana, a territory that has again reported infections (eight, from three municipalities), Ciego de Ávila (eight, from the main municipality) and Sancti Spíritus (six from two municipalities).
All the cases correspond to Cubans and were autochthonous, according to the report issued by MINSAP.
Again, male patients predominated (42-21) and, of the total, 43 were asymptomatic.
At midnight yesterday, 3,300 people remained hospitalized, while five patients, in hospitals in Pinar del Río, Havana and Sancti Spíritus, were still in intensive care: two in critical condition and three in serious condition.
Yesterday, 6,719 samples were processed in search of the new coronavirus, according to MINSAP, and only eight people were discharged.