Havana: The national director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba, Dr. Francisco Durán, reported this Tuesday nine deaths and one thousand 60 samples positive for Covid-19 during the last 24 hours, for an accumulated of 88 thousand 445 diagnoses since the beginning of the disease in the nation, Radio Habana Cuba publishes.
During his usual press conference, the specialist reported that at midnight yesterday 24 thousand 705 patients were admitted, of them 3 thousand 845 suspects, 16 thousand 034 in epidemiological surveillance and 4 thousand 826 confirmed.
Durán explained that the country carried out 21,399 samples the day before for a cumulative 3 million 256 thousand 543 samples analyzed.
The epidemiologist announced that, of the 1,060 patients, 448 were asymptomatic at the time of the diagnosis, 1,400 have a source of infection in previously confirmed cases, 18 have a source of infection abroad and in 38 people the source of contagion is unknown, 1 042 are autochthonous.
Of the total confirmed, 517 are male and 543 female. Regarding the age groups, 177 patients were diagnosed under 19 years of age and 166 pediatric ages (10 under one year). There are still active hospitalized 731. In the ages of 19 to 39 years 341 cases were confirmed, between 40 and 59 years about 352 cases and 190 people over 60 years.
Residence by province of the confirmed cases:
Pinar del Río: 21, Artemisa: 23, Havana: 616, Mayabeque: 25, Matanzas: 122, Cienfuegos: 18, Villa Clara: 18, Ciego de Ávila: 13, Las Tunas: 14, Granma: 31, Holguín: 17, Santiago de Cuba: 49, Guantánamo: 4
He specified that, of the 88 thousand 445 patients diagnosed with the disease since the beginning of it, 4 thousand 826 remain admitted, of which 4 thousand 765 with stable clinical evolution. 476 deaths are reported (9 in the last day) for a fatality of 0.54. The two evacuees remain, 54 returnees and 83,087 recovered patients accumulate (1,187 discharges of the day). 30 patients in critical condition and 31 patients in serious condition are reported.
Until April 12, 190 countries and 29 territories with COVID-19 cases are reported, the confirmed cases amount to 137 million 66 thousand 403 (+ 456 thousand 434) with 23 million 891 thousand 564 active cases and 2 million 954 thousand 749 deaths (+ 6 thousand 163) for a fatality of 2.16 (=).
In the region of the Americas, 59 million 321 thousand 92 confirmed cases (+ 79 thousand 581) are reported, 43.27% of the total cases reported in the world, with 9 million 245 thousand 612 active cases and 1 million 432 thousand 400 deaths (+1 thousand 161) for a fatality of 2.41 (-0.01).