Cuba Reports 39 New Positive Cases to Covid-19

Havana: At midnight yesterday, October 28, 3,733 patients are admitted to health institutions for clinical epidemiological surveillance, of them: 2,400 under surveillance, 829 suspects, and 504 confirmed, according to the report published in the website of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health.

7,764 samples were studied for COVID-19, resulting in 39 positive samples. The country accumulates 824,042 samples carried out and 6,766 positive (0.82%).

Of the 39 cases diagnosed, 31 are Cubans and 8 are foreigners; 31 native and 8 imported.

Of the total number of cases (39): 30 were contacts of confirmed cases, 8 with a source of infection abroad and 1 without a specified source of infection, 16 were female and 23 male. 64.1% (25) of the positive cases were asymptomatic.

By province, the cases correspond to Pinar del Río 23, Matanzas 9, Sancti Spiritus 4 and Ciego de Avila 3.

Of the 6 thousand 766 patients diagnosed with the disease, 504 (7.44%), 499 (99.0%) with stable clinical evolution remain confirmed. 128 deaths are reported (none in the day), two evacuees, 25 discharges of the day. 6 thousand 132 recovered patients (90.6%) 3 patients in critical condition and 2 in serious condition accumulate.

Until October 28, 185 countries with COVID-19 cases are reported, the confirmed cases amount to 44 million 052 thousand 407 (+454 thousand 404) and 1 million 168 thousand 076 deaths (+7 thousand 081) for a fatality of 2 , 65 (-0.01).

In the region of the America, 20 million 069 thousand 864 confirmed cases (+145 thousand 211) are reported, 45.55% of the total cases reported in the world, with 632 thousand 104 deaths (+3 thousand 056) for a fatality 3.15% (-0.01). (LHS)