Cuba confirmed 1,550 positive cases to COVID-19 and 13 deaths at the close of Tuesday, the lowest number of deaths in the last three months, Dr. Francisco Durán García, national director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap), reported at a press conference.
21,074 patients were admitted, of them 12,292 suspects, 1,795 under surveillance and 6,987 confirmed.
Yesterday, he said, 25,715 samples were processed in the country’s molecular biology laboratories, and as a result 1,550 COVID-19 infections were confirmed. The country accumulates 10,247,868 samples carried out and 940,127 positive (9.2%).
Of the new cases:
1 546 natives and four imported.
199 cases less than the previous day.
1,546 were contacts of confirmed cases.
In all cases, the source of infection could be specified.
822 of the female sex and 728 of the male sex.
7.2% (111) were asymptomatic, accumulating a total of 129,780, which represents 13.8% of those confirmed to date.
They belong to the age groups: under 20 years (322) and 313 in pediatric ages; from 20 to 39 years old (347); 40 to 59 years old (496) and over 60 (385).
Residence by province and municipalities of confirmed cases:
Pinar del Río: 239 cases
Consolación del Sur: 37 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guane: 13 (contacts of confirmed cases)
La Palma: 20 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Los Palacios: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Mantua: 14 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Matahambre Mines: 30 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Pinar del Río: 42 (contacts of confirmed cases)
San Juan y Martínez: 17 (contacts of confirmed cases)
San Luis: 13 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Sandino: 28 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Viñales: 22 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Artemisa: 64 cases
Alquízar: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Artemisa: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Bahía Honda: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Bauta: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Caimito: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Candelaria: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Guanajay: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Güira de Melena: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Mariel: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
San Antonio de los Baños: 1 (contact of confirmed case)
San Cristóbal: 15 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Havana: 94 cases
Arroyo Naranjo: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Boyeros: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Centro Habana: 5 (4 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
Cerro: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cotorro: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
10 de Octubre: 12 (11 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
Guanabacoa: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Habana del Este: 12 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Habana Vieja: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Lisa: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Marianao: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Playa: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Plaza de la Revolución: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Regla: 1 (confirmed case contact)
San Miguel del Padrón: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Mayabeque: 48 cases
Bejucal: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Güines: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Jaruco: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Madruga: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Melena del Sur: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Nueva Paz: 17 (contacts of confirmed cases)
San José de las Lajas: 12 (contacts of confirmed cases)
San Nicolás Bari: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Santa Cruz del Norte: 2 (1 confirmed case contact and 1 imported)
Cienfuegos: 28 cases
Aguada: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cienfuegos: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cruces: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cumanayagua: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Lajas: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Palmira: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Rodas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Villa Clara: 91 cases
Caibarién: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Camajuaní: 17 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cifuentes: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Corralillo: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases
Encrucijadas: 12 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Manicaragua: 1 (contact of confirmed case)
Placetas: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Quemado de Güines: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Ranchuelo: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Remedios: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Sagua La Grande: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Santa Clara: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Santo Domingo: 13 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Sancti Spíritus: 146 cases
Cabaiguán: 49 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Fomentos: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Jatibonico: 15 (contacts of confirmed cases)
La Sierpe: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Sancti Spíritus: 21 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Taguasco: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Trinidad: 23 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Yaguajay: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Ciego de Ávila: 35 cases
Bolivia: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Chambas: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Ciego de Ávila: 3 (2 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
Ciro Redondo: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Florencia: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Majagua: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Morón: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Primero de enero: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Camaguey: 288 cases
Camagüey: 123 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Céspedes: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Esmeralda: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Florida: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Guáimaro: 49 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Jimaguayú: 15 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Minas: 14 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Najasa: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Nuevitas: 25 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Santa Cruz del Sur: 21 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Sibanicú: 17 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Sierra de Cubitas: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Vertientes: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Las Tunas: 137 cases
Amancio: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Colombia: 12 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Jesús Menéndez: 14 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Jobabo: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Las Tunas: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Majibacoa: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Manatí: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Puerto Padre: 73 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Holguín: 240 cases
Antilla: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Báguanos: 21 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Banes: 74 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cacocum: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Calixto García: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cueto: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Frank País: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Gibara: 55 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Holguín: 27 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Mayarí: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Rafael Freyre: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Sagua de Tánamo: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Urbano Noris: 16 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Granma: 68 cases
Bartolomé Masó: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Bayamo: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Buey Arriba: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Campechuela: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cauto Cristo: 20 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Guisa: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Jiguaní: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Manzanillo: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Media Luna: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Niquero: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Pilón: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Río Cauto: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Yara: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Santiago de Cuba: 22 cases
Contramaestre: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Guamá: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Tercer Frente: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Palma Soriano: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Santiago de Cuba: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Songo La Maya: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Guantanamo: 28 cases
Baracoa: 14 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Guantánamo: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Imías: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Manuel Tames: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Niceto Pérez: 1 (confirmed case contact)
San Antonio del Sur: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Yateras: 1 (confirmed case contact)
On the day, 13 deceased patients were reported. We deeply regret what happened and convey our condolences to their family and friends.
Residence by province and municipality of deceased patients:
Pinar del Río: 4 deceased
Consolación del Sur: 2
Pinar del Río: 1
Mantua: 1
Holguín: 4 deceased
Banes: 2
Gibara: 1
Cacocum: 1
Sancti Spíritus: 2 deceased
Trindad: 1
Yaguajay: 1
Havana: 2 deceased
Boyeros: 1
Playa: 1
Granma: 1 deceased
Yara: 1
Deaths by age groups:
Less than 50 years: 1
Between 50 and 59: 1
Between 60 to 69: 2
Between 70 to 79: 5
Between 80 to 89: 3
90 and over: 1
Distribution by sex:
Male: 5
Female: 8
Main comorbidities:
Arterial hypertension: 10
Diabetes Mellitus: 5
Ischemic Heart Disease: 2
Epilepsy: 2
Bronchial asthma: 1
Chronic Renal Insufficiency: 1
Cancer: 1
Dementia: 1
Mental retardation: 1
Until October 19, 190 countries and 32 territories with COVID-19 cases are reported, the confirmed cases amount to 242 million 178 thousand 848 (+ 416 thousand 788) with 7 million 772 thousand 446 active cases and 4 million 925 thousand 81 deaths ( + 6,843) for a lethality of 2.03% (=).
In the Americas region, 93 million 358 thousand 113 confirmed cases are reported (+ 110 thousand 82), 38.55% of the total cases reported in the world, with 10 million 905 thousand 855 active cases and 2 million 287 thousand 60 deaths (+ 2 thousand 57) for a fatality of 2.45% (=).