Cuba reports 8853 new Covid-19 cases

Cuba reports 8853 new positive cases of COVID-19 and 80 deaths at the close of this Saturday’s press conference

The country accumulates 6 million 208 thousand 857 samples and 332 thousand 968 positive ones

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Translated and edited by Walter Lippmann for CubaNews.

Cuba at COVID-19 Author: Minsap Published: 18/08/2020 | 09:17 am

At the close of yesterday, July 24, a total of 60,467 patients were admitted for clinical epidemiological surveillance, 14,864 were suspected, 3,546 were under surveillance, and 42,147 were confirmed active.

For COVID-19, 56,424 samples were studied, resulting in 8853 positive samples. The country accumulates 6 million 208 thousand 857 samples taken and 332 thousand 968 positive.

Of the total number of cases (8853): 8787 were contacts of confirmed cases, 16 with the source of infection abroad and 50 without a source of infection. There were 6147 medical discharges, for a total of 288,414 in the country.

Of the 8853 cases diagnosed, 4747 were female and 4106 were male. The 8853 diagnosed cases belonged to the following age groups: 1632 under 20 years of age, 20 to 39 years 2609, 40 to 59 years 2983, 60 and over 1629.

Of the 8853 positive cases, 5.0% (441) were asymptomatic, for a total of 103,353 cases, representing 31.1% of those confirmed to date.

Distribution of cases by provinces: 8853 cases

Pinar del Río (149)

Artemisa (278)

Havana (1481)

Mayabeque (278)

Matanzas (1461)

Cienfuegos (794)

Villa Clara (383)

Sancti Spíritus (190)

Ciego de Avila (427)

Camagüey (399)

Las Tunas (300)

Holguín (423)

Santiago de Cuba (735)

Granma (131)

Guantanamo (1181)

Of the 332,968 patients diagnosed with the disease, 42,147 remain hospitalized, 41,788 of them with stable clinical evolution. A total of 2351 patients died (80 during the day), two were evacuated, 54 were returned to their countries, 6147 were discharged during the day, and 288,414 patients have recovered. 359 confirmed patients are being treated in intensive care, including 153 critically ill and 206 seriously ill.