At the end of this Wednesday, September 29, Cuba reported 5,003 new cases of COVID-19, for an accumulated of 877,428 since March 2020, and 58 deaths, informed this Thursday in his daily appearance Dr. Francisco Durán García, national director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap).
Cuba woke up this Thursday with 65,295 patients admitted: 33,634 suspects, 2,854 under surveillance and 28,807 confirmed (active cases), 2,179 less than the previous day.
Of the 28,807 active cases, 28,406 maintain a stable clinical course. In intensive care, 401 patients are cared for: 105 critical and 296 seriously ill.
During Monday’s day, 46,821 samples were processed, of which 5,003 were positive (10.7% positivity), 614 less than the previous day, and a statistic that “has been decreasing for four days,” Durán clarified.
To date, Cuba has accumulated 9,556,124 samples processed, with 877,428 positive (9.2%).
Of the 5,003 cases diagnosed this Monday:
–4,995 are autochthonous (593 less than the day before) and 8 imported. Regarding the number of autochthonous cases reported this day, Dr. Durán said that “unquestionably a gradual reduction is being seen” and that it is the “lowest figure in the last 15 days.” Since March 2020, 11 570 imported cases have accumulated (1.3%).
–4 989 (99.7%) were contacts of previously confirmed cases (accumulated: 865 824, 98.6% of total cases)
– Work is still being done to specify the source of infection in six cases (accumulated: 34, 0.004%).
–139 (2.7%) were asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis (accumulated: 126 313, 14.3%).
–By age groups:
.1 066 under 20 years of age, including 1 009 in pediatric ages (under 18 years). Of the latter, 77 are under one year of age, including 33 under six, including six newborns).
.1 213 from 20 to 39 years old
.1 561 from 40 to 59 years old
.1 163 60 years and over
The deceased were reported in 48 municipalities in 14 provinces.
Residence by province and municipalities of confirmed cases
Pinar del Río: 1017 cases
Consolación del Sur: 182 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guane: 137 (contacts of confirmed cases).
La Palma: 74 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Los Palacios: 74 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Mantua: 89 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Minas de Matahambre: 131 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Pinar del Río: 136 (134 contacts of confirmed cases and 2 imported).
San Juan y Martínez: 49 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Luis: 42 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sandino: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Viñales: 101 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Artemisa: 247 cases
Alquízar: 14 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Artemisa: 29 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Bahía Honda: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Bauta: 33 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Caimito: 24 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Candelaria: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guanajay: 27 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Güira de Melena: 18 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Mariel: 23 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Antonio de los Baños: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Cristóbal: 59 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Havana: 339 cases
Arroyo Naranjo: 33 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Boyeros: 33 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Centro Habana: 26 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cerro: 28 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cotorro: 16 (contacts of confirmed cases).
10 de Octubre: 32 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guanabacoa: 20 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Habana del Este: 28 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Habana Vieja: 16 (contacts of confirmed cases).
La Lisa: 13 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Marianao: 19 (18 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Playa: 26 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Plaza de la Revolución: 24 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Regla: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Miguel del Padrón: 15 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Mayabeque: 124 cases
Batabanó: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Bejucal: 14 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Güines: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Jaruco: 18 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Madruga: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Melena del Sur: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Nueva Paz: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Quivicán: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San José de las Lajas: 13 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Nicolás de Bari: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Santa Cruz del Norte: 17 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Matanzas: 63 cases
Calimete: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cárdenas: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Ciénaga De Zapata: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Colón: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Jagüey Grande: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Jovellanos: 15 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Limonar: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Los Arabos: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Martí: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Matanzas: 15 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Unión De Reyes: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cienfuegos: 98 cases
Abreus: 15 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Aguada de Pasajeros: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cienfuegos: 32 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cruces: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cumanayagua: 14 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Lajas: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Palmira: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Rodas: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Villa Clara: 481 cases
Caibarién: 71 (70 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Camajuaní: 16 (15 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Cifuentes: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Corralilllo: 25 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Encrucijada: 31 (30 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Manicaragua: 66 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Placetas: 61 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Quemado De Güines: 12 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Ranchuelo: 67 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Remedios: 35 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sagua La Grande: 12 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Santa Clara: 37 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Santo Domingo: 45 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sancti Spíritus: 628 cases
Cabaiguán: 87 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Fomento: 66 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Jatibonico: 104 (contacts of confirmed cases).
La Sierpe: 18 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sancti Spíritus: 71 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Taguasco: 59 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Trinidad: 155 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Yaguajay: 68 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Ciego de Ávila: 88 cases
Baraguá: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Bolivia: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Chambas: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Ciego de Ávila: 23 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Ciro Redondo: 15 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Florencia: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Majagua: 13 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Morón: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
1ro de Enero: 16 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Venezuela: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Camaguey: 718 cases
Camagüey: 287 (285 contacts of confirmed cases and 2 imported).
Céspedes: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Esmeralda: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Florida: 22 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guáimaro: 88 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Jimaguayú: 21 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Minas: 85 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Najasa: 38 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Nuevitas: 21 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Santa Cruz del Sur: 72 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sibanicú: 42 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sierra de Cubitas: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Vertientes: 19 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Las Tunas: 369 cases
Amancio: 107 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Colombia: 50 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Jesús Menéndez: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Jobabo: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Las Tunas: 30 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Majibacoa: 54 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Manatí: 40 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Puerto Padre: 71 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Granma: 356 cases
Bartolomé Masó: 30 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Jiguaní: 56 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Pilón: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Bayamo: 21 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Buey Arriba: 31 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Campechuela: 45 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cauto Cristo: 27 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guisa: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Manzanillo: 22 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Media Luna: 27 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Niquero: 48 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Río Cauto: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Yara: 25 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Holguín: 197 cases
Antilla: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Báguanos: 18 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Banes: 17 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cacocum: 35 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cueto: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Frank País: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Gibara: 40 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Holguín: 37 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Mayarí: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Moa: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sagua de Tánamo: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Urbano Noris: 16 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Santiago de Cuba: 123 cases
Contramaestre: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guamá: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases).
II Frente: 36 (contacts of confirmed cases).
III Frente: 12 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Mella: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Palma Soriano: 21 (16 contacts of confirmed cases and 5 without a specified source of infection).
San Luis: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Santiago de Cuba: 21 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Songo La Maya: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guantanamo: 153 cases
Baracoa: 80 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Caimanera: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
El Salvador: 10 (9 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 without a specified source of infection).
Guantánamo: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Imías: 21 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Maisí: 16 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Manuel Tames: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Antonio del Sur: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Yateras: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Isla de La Juventud Special Municipality: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Residence by province and municipality of deceased patients
Pinar del Río: 8 deceased
Guane: 2
Pinar del Río: 1
Consolación del Sur: 1
San Luis: 1
Minas de Matahambre: 1
Los Palacios: 1
Mantua: 1
Artemisa: 6 dead
Bahía Honda: 2
Caimito: 1
Mariel: 1
Bauta: 1
San Cristóbal: 1
Havana: 3 deceased
Marianao: 1
Plaza de la Revolución: 1
Playa: 1
Mayabeque: 4 deceased
Jaruco: 1
Quivican: 1
San José de Las Lajas: 1
San Nicolás de Bari: 1
Cienfuegos: 1 deceased
Abreus: 1
Villa Clara: 3 deceased
Santa Clara: 2
Santo Domingo: 1
Sancti Spíritus: 4 deceased
Sancti Spíritus: 2
Cabaiguán: 2
Ciego de Ávila: 2 deceased
Ciro Redondo: 1
Majagua: 1
Camagüey: 5 deceased
Santa Cruz del Sur: 2
Camagüey: 1
Minas: 1
Sierra de Cubitas: 1
Las Tunas: 7 deceased
Jobabo: 2
Puerto Padre: 2
Amancio: 1
Majibacoa: 1
Jesus Menendez: 1
Granma: 3 deceased
Río Cauto: 1
Jiguaní: 1
Campechuela: 1
Holguín: 5 deceased
Holguin: 2
Gibara: 1
Sagua de Tánamo: 1
Antilla: 1
Santiago de Cuba: 3 deceased
Santiago de Cuba: 1
II Frente: 1
Mella: 1
Guantanamo: 4 dead
Baracoa: 3
San Antonio del Sur: 1
Deaths by age groups
Less than 50 years: 3
Between 50 and 59: 10
Between 60 to 69:10
Between 70 to 79: 20
Between 80 to 89: 12
90 and over: 3
Distribution by sex
Male: 26
Female: 32
Main comorbidities
Arterial Hypertension: 41
Diabetes Mellitus: 19
Ischemic Heart Disease: 8
Obesity: 7
Chronic Renal Insufficiency: 6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: 3
Cancer: 2
Dementia: 1
Apparently Healthy: 6
COVID-19 in the world
Until September 29, 190 countries and 32 territories are reported with COVID-19 cases. The number of confirmed cases amounts to 233 778 468 (+ 431 927) with 18 369 789 active cases and 4 782 690 deaths (+ 8 895) for a fatality of 2.05% (=).
In the Americas region, 90 719 935 confirmed cases (+ 161 685) are reported, 38.81% of the total cases reported in the world, with 11 400 563 active cases and 2 227 915 deaths (+ 4 129) for a fatality of 2.46% (=).