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Total number of positive cases for coronavirus in Cuba rises to 10,500 after a day of 116 infections

At the close of this Tuesday, 3,007 patients were hospitalized, of which 1,049 are active cases, 786 suspects and another 1,172 are under surveillance, indicated the daily report of the Cuban health authorities.

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The total number of positive cases for the coronavirus in Cuba reached 10,500, after a day of 116 new infections, according to official figures released by the island’s Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP).

At the close of this Tuesday, 3,007 patients were hospitalized, of which 1,049 are active cases, 786 suspects and another 1,172 are under surveillance, indicated the daily report of the Cuban health authorities.

Se confirmaron 116 nuevos casos de #COVID19, para un acumulado de 10 mil 500
1049 casos activos
1041 con evolución clínica estable
6 pacientes en estado crítico
2 pacientes en estado grave
139 fallecidos
9 mil 307 pacientes recuperados
2 evacuadoshttps://t.co/jH0RPcHhvw pic.twitter.com/qrcEvgk3bi

— Ministerio de Salud Pública de Cuba (@MINSAPCuba) December 23, 2020

In a day without new deaths due to COVID-19, 32 of the patients diagnosed with the coronavirus were contacts of confirmed cases, 80 have a source of infection abroad and it was not possible to determine the source of contagion of 4 of the new cases detected.

Of the 1,049 active cases―the highest number registered since the beginning of the epidemic on the island―1,041 (99.3%) present a stable clinical evolution and another eight patients are in intensive care, 6 of them in critical condition and 2 in serious condition.

According to the MINSAP report, there were 88 hospital discharges yesterday, with which the number of patients who have recovered from the disease in Cuba amounts to 9,307, which represents 88.6% of total cases.

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