{"id":216412,"date":"2020-03-29T21:07:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T01:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=216412"},"modified":"2020-03-29T21:07:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T01:07:58","slug":"cuba-registers-20-new-covid-19-positive-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/cuba-registers-20-new-covid-19-positive-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba registers 20 new COVID-19 positive cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Cuba, 20 new COVID-19 positive cases were registered at the close of the night of this Saturday, bringing the total number of people infected with the coronavirus<\/a> to 139, Cuban Minister of Public Health Jos\u00e9 Angel Portal reported this Sunday.<\/p>\n

The minister specified in a press conference that 2,317 patients have been admitted to health facilities, of which 684 are suspects. Another 30,642 people remain isolated in their homes, under epidemiological surveillance by primary health care professionals.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/MINSAPCuba\/status\/1244302497797242884<\/p>\n

In the report of the closing of the night of this Saturday, three patients were reported in critical condition and another five serious. There are no new deaths from COVID-19, according to the minister.<\/p>\n

Portal said that of the 139 confirmed cases, 114 are Cuban. Of these, 73 returned from various countries in the incubation phase. The rest of the local patients were infested through contacts with foreigners or with people who had contact with them.<\/p>\n

This Saturday 297 cases were studied, of which 20 samples were positive. So far, a total of 1,665 diagnostic test samples of the disease have been performed.<\/p>\n

The patients reported in critical condition are a 63-year-old Cuban citizen, admitted to the Pedro Kour\u00ed Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK), in Havana, and two women, 53 and 71 years old, respectively, admitted to the Manuel Piti Fajardo Hospital, in Villa Clara.<\/p>\n

The seriously ill are a 49-year-old Cuban citizen, a 72-year-old Frenchman, and another 55-year-old Cuban, resident in Ecuador, who arrived in Cuba on March 16 and was admitted to the IPK on the 22nd; likewise, two Cubans, a man and a woman of 45 and 62 years of age, in that order, who arrived on the island from the United States, remain serious.<\/p>\n

Cuba has not entered the epidemic phase of the virus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite the fact that the first case of local transmission of the virus on the island was reported on Saturday, the Cuban health minister assured that Cuba is not in an epidemic phase. \u201cWe are entering the most complex phase. In the coming days we expect more cases will come up. No one should be alarmed, but we must act strongly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cuba: first case of local coronavirus transmission<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n