At the close of this Sunday, October 24, Cuba reported 1 210 new cases of COVID-19, for a cumulative of 946 960 since March 2020, and nine deaths. There are currently 5,761 active cases in the country, reported this Monday in his daily appearance Dr. Francisco García Durán, national director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap).
The number of nine deaths, reported in nine municipalities in eight provinces, is the lowest in the last three months, Durán said at the beginning of his intervention.
Cuba woke up this Monday with 17,174 patients admitted: 9,593 suspects, 1,890 in surveillance and 5,761 confirmed (active cases).
During Sunday 24 780 samples were processed, of which 1 210 were positive (4.9% positive). Since the beginning of the pandemic, 10,385,213 processed samples have accumulated, with 946,960 (9.1%) positive.
Of the 1 210 cases diagnosed this Sunday:
–1 201 are autochthonous (the lowest figure since June 16) and nine are imported (0.8%). Of the 28,577 cases confirmed in the last 15 days (October 10-24), 28,451 (99.6%) were autochthonous and 126 (0.4%) were imported. During the pandemic, 11,844 cases with a source of infection abroad (1.3%) accumulate.
–1 199 (99.1%) were contacts of confirmed cases. (Accumulated since March 2020: 935 080, 98.8% of all cases).
– Work is still being done to specify the source of infection in two cases (accumulated: 36).
–647 (53.5%) correspond to the female sex (accumulated: 495 333, 52.3%), and 563 (46.5%) to the male (accumulated: 451 627, 47.7%).
–160 (13.2%) were asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis (accumulated: 130 492, 13.8%).
–By age groups:
224 under 20 years of age, including 207 in pediatric ages. Of the latter, 21 children under one year of age, and among these nine under six months and a newborn.
265 from 20 to 39 years old
411 from 40 to 59 years old
310 60 and over
Residence by province and municipalities of confirmed cases:
Pinar del Río: 135 cases
Consolacion del Sur: 30 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guane: 12 (contacts of confirmed cases).
La Palma: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Los Palacios: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Mantua: 16 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Minas de Matahambre: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Pinar del Río: 33 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Juan and Martínez: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
San Luis: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sandino: 16 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Viñales: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Artemisa: 32 cases
Alquízar: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Artemisa: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Bahía Honda: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Bauta: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Caimito: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Candelaria: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guanajay: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Mariel: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
San Cristóbal: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Havana: 79 cases
Arroyo Naranjo: 6 (5 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Boyeros: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Centro Habana: 6 (5 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Cerro: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cotorro: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
10 de Octubre: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guanabacoa: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Habana del Este: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Habana Vieja: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
La Lisa: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Marianao: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Playa: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Plaza de la Revolución: 4 (3 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Regla: 1 (confirmed case contact).
San Miguel del Padrón: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Mayabeque: 21 cases
Bejucal: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Jaruco: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Melena del Sur: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Nueva Paz: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San José de Las Lajas: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Nicolás de Bari: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Matanzas: 3 cases
Colon: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Matanzas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cienfuegos: 22 cases
Aguada de Pasajeros: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cienfuegos: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cruces: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cumanayagua: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Lajas: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Palmira: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Rodas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Villa Clara: 109 cases
Caibarién: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Camajuaní: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cifuentes: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Encrucijadas: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Manicaragua: 5 (contactsconfirmed cases).
Placetas: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Quemado de Güines: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Ranchuelo: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Remedies: 21 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sagua La Grande: 24 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Santa Clara: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Santo Domingo: 12 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sancti Spíritus: 217 cases
Cabaiguán: 16 (15 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Fomentos: 13 (12 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Jatibonico: 58 (contacts of confirmed cases).
La Sierpe: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sancti Spíritus: 46 (44 contacts of confirmed cases and 2 imported).
Taguasco: 6 (5 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Trinidad: 32 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Yaguajay: 38 (37 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Ciego de Ávila: 36 cases
Bolivia: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Chambas: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Ciego de Ávila: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Ciro Redondo: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Florencia: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Majagua: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Morón: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
1ro de Enero: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Camaguey: 149 cases
Camagüey: 65 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Céspedes: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Esmeralda: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Florida: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guáimaro: 21 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Minas: 13 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Najasa: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Nuevitas: 19 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Santa Cruz del Sur: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sibanicú: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sierra de Cubitas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Vertientes: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Las Tunas: 103 cases
Amancio: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Colombia: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Jesús Menéndez: 15 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Jobabo: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Las Tunas: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Majibacoa: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Manatí: 13 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Puerto Padre: 43 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Granma: 79 cases
Bartolomé Masó: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Bayamo: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Buey Arriba: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Campechuela: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cauto Cristo: 18 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guisa: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Jiguaní: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Manzanillo: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Media Luna: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Niquero: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Pilon: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Río Cauto: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Yara: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Holguín: 163 cases
Antilla: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Báguanos: 27 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Banes: 41 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cacocum: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Calixto García: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cueto: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Frank País: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Gibara: 30 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Holguín: 33 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Mayarí: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Moa: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Rafael Freyre: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sagua de Tánamo: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Urbano Noris: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Santiago de Cuba: 15 cases
Contramaestre: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases).
lll Frente: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Palma Soriano: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Santiago de Cuba: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guantanamo: 47 cases
Baracoa: 25 (contacts of confirmed cases).
El Salvador: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Guantánamo: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Imías: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Maisí: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Antonio del Sur: 12 (10 contacts of confirmed cases and 2 without a specified source of infection).
Yateras: 1 (confirmed case contact).
On the day, 9 deceased patients were reported. We deeply regret what happened and convey our condolences to his family and friends.
Residence by province and municipality of deceased patients:
Pinar del Río: 1 deceased
Pinar del Río: 1
Havana: 1 deceased
Cotorro: 1
Matanzas: 1 deceased
Cardenas: 1
Sancti Spíritus: 2 deceased
La Sierpe: 1
Yaguajay: 1
Camaguey: 1 deceased
Camaguey: 1
Las Tunas: 1 deceased
Puerto Padre: 1
Holguín: 1 deceased
Gibara: 1
Santiago de Cuba: 1 deceased
Songo La Maya: 1
Deaths by age groups:
Less than 50 years: 2
Between 70 to 79: 4
Between 80 to 89: 3
Distribution by sex:
Male: 4
Female: 5
Main comorbidities:
Arterial Hypertension: 9
Diabetes Mellitus: 3
Obesity: 2
Ischemic Heart Disease: 1
Chronic Renal Insufficiency: 2
Cerebrovascular disease: 1
Heart Failure: 1
Drop: 1
Dementia: 1
Peripheral vascular insufficiency: 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis: 1
Hepatic Carcinoma: 1
Prostrate: 1
Until October 24, 190 countries and 32 territories with COVID-19 cases are reported, it amounts to 244 million 362 thousand 39 confirmed cases (+ 401 thousand 859) with 18 million 23 thousand 915 active cases and 4 million 962 thousand 901 deaths ( + 6,313) for a lethality of 2.03% (=).
In the Americas region, 93 million 918 thousand 200 confirmed cases are reported (+ 63 thousand 566), 38.43% of the total cases reported in the world, with 10 million 811 thousand 221 active cases and 2 million 302 thousand 105 deaths (+ 1,370) for a fatality of 2.45% (=).