At the close of this Saturday, August 27, Cuba reported 70 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths and 58 medical discharges. Currently, there are 245 active cases in the country, the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported this Sunday in its daily part.
At the end of Saturday, 405 patients were admitted: 160 suspects and 245 confirmed (active cases), of which 244 maintain a stable clinical evolution
2,309 samples were processed, of which 70 were positive. The country accumulates 14,092,790 samples analyzed, with 1,110,407 positive.
Of the total cases (70):
–52 were contacts of confirmed cases
–Nine have a source of infection abroad
-In nine the source of infection has not been specified.
–29 correspond to the female sex, and 41 to the male.
–11 were asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. 147,429 are accumulated, 13.3% of those confirmed to date.
–By age groups: under 20 years old (47), from 20 to 39 years old (9), from 40 to 59 years old (13) and 60 years old and over (1).
Cuba accumulates 8,530 deaths (none this Saturday), for a lethality of 0.77% (1.07% in the world and 1.6% in the Americas); two evacuated and 57 returned to their countries.
This Saturday 58 discharges were registered. To date, 1,101,573 patients (99.2%) have recovered from the disease.
Residence of those confirmed by provinces and municipalities
Artemis: 1 case
• San Antonio de Los Baños: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Havana: 4 cases
• October 10: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Marianao: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Beach: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Massacres: 5 cases
• Cárdenas: 1 (imported).
• Colon: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Jovellanos: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Matanzas: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Perico: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Villa Clara: 1 case
• Santa Clara: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Sancti Spiritus: 6 cases
• Cabaiguán: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Jatibonico: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Sancti Spíritus: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Yaguajay: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Ciego de Avila: 6 cases
• Majagua: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Ciego de Ávila: 4 (2 contacts of a confirmed case and 2 without a specified source of infection).
• Baraguá: 1 (no specified source of infection).
Camaguey: 10 cases
• Camagüey: 5 (4 confirmed case contact and 1 imported).
• Florida: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Najasa: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Sierra de Cubitas: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Las Tunas: 3 cases
• Las Tunas: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Puerto Padre: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Granma: 8 cases
• Bartolomé Masó: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Bayamo: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Manzanillo: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Holguin: 25 cases
• Antilles: 1 (imported).
• Báguanos: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Banes: 1 (imported).
• Cacocum: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Calixto García: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Cueto: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Gibara: 1 (imported).
• Holguín: 6 (no specified source of infection).
• Mayarí: 2 (1 confirmed case contact and 1 imported).
• Moa: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Rafael Freyre: 4 (2 contacts of confirmed cases and 2 imported).
• Sagua de Tánamo: 1 (imported).
• Urbano Noris: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guantanamo: 1 case