For COVID-19, a total of 2,375 samples were taken for surveillance, with 81 being positive. The country has accumulated 14,079,511 samples taken and 1,109,992 positives. One deceased patient was reported on the day. We deeply regret what happened and convey our condolences to her family and friends.
At the close of yesterday, August 20, a total of 554 patients have been admitted, 204 suspected and 350 confirmed active.
For COVID-19, a total of 2,375 samples were taken for surveillance, with 81 being positive. The country has accumulated 14,079,511 samples taken and 1,109,992 positives.
Of the total number of cases (81): 55 were contacts of confirmed cases, 6 with a source of infection abroad and 20 without a specified source of infection. Of the 81 diagnosed cases, 44 were female and 37 male.
Six asymptomatic cases are reported, accumulating a total of
147,398, which represents (13.3%) of those confirmed to date.
The 81 diagnosed cases belong to the age groups: under 20 years old (61), 20 to 39 years old (5), 40 to 59 years old (8) and 60 years old and over (7).
Residence by province and municipality of confirmed cases:
Pinar del Rio: 1 case
Pinar del Río: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Artemis: 2 cases
Bahía Honda: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Havana: 2 cases
Eastern Havana: 2 (1 contact of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
Mayabeque: 2 cases
Santa Cruz del Norte: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
San José de las Lajas: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Matanzas: 3 cases
Colón: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Cardenas: 1 (imported)
Matanzas: 1 (imported)
Cienfuegos: 7 cases
Cienfuegos: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Lajas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Passenger Aguada: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Villa Clara: 1 case
Santa Clara: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Sancti Spiritus: 6 cases
Promotion: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cabaiguán: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Trinidad: 1 (imported)
Ciego de Avila: 5 cases
Ciego de Ávila: 1 (no specified source of infection)
Baraguá: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Venezuela: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Morón: 2 (1 contact of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
Camaguey: 6 cases
Camagüey: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Florida: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Sierra de Cubitas: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Céspedes: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Las Tunas: 3 cases
Jobabo: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Las Tunas: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Majibacoa: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Holguin: 25 cases
Holguín: 11 (1 contact of confirmed cases, 1 imported and 9 without a specified source of infection)
Gibara: 3 (1 contact of confirmed cases and 2 without a specified source of infection)
Mayarí: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cacocum: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Rafael Freyre: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Moa: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cueto: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Sagua de Tánamo: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Granma: 7 cases
Bayamo: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Campechuela: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Bartolomé Maso: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Guise: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Yara: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Santiago de Cuba: 8 cases
Santiago de Cuba: 3 (no specified source of infection)
Dent: 1 (no specified source of infection)
Baraguá: 1 (no specified source of infection)
Second Front: 1 (no specified source of infection)
Guamá: 1 (no specified source of infection)
Palma Soriano: 1 (no specified source of infection)
Guantanamo: 3 cases
Guantánamo: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Imías: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Of the 109,992 million patients diagnosed with the disease, 350 remain hospitalized, 348 of them with stable clinical evolution. There are 8,530 deaths (1 on the day), a lethality of 0.77% vs 1.08% in the world and 1.61% in the Americas; two evacuated and 57 returned to their countries. On the day there were 61 discharges, accumulated 1 million 101 thousand 053 (99.0%). Two confirmed serious patients are treated in Intensive Care.
One deceased patient was reported on the day. We deeply regret what happened and convey our condolences to his family and friends.
Residence by province of the deceased patient
• Guantanamo
Deceased by age group
• Between 30 and 39 years old
Distribution by sex
• Feminine
(Taken from MINSAP)