Havana: The national director of Epidemiology of the Minsap, Francisco Durán, reported 73 new cases with Covid-19 this Thursday, after the study of 7186 samples in all the molecular biology laboratories of the country, Radio Habana Cuba publishes.
At midnight this Wednesday there were 6669 people admitted, 4825 were under surveillance, 1220 are suspicious and 624 are confirmed active.
Of those diagnosed, 72 are Cubans and one is a foreigner residing in the country who arrived in the country a few days ago, 72 have a history of being a contact for previous cases and one has a source of infection abroad. 49 are men and 24 are women. At the time of diagnosis, 52 were asymptomatic (71.2%).
Considering the distribution by province of the cases, Ciego de Ávila includes 50, Sancti Spíritus 13, Havana 9 (one imported) and Matanzas 1 case.
Of the 624 confirmed active cases, 615 show a stable evolution, two are in critical condition and seven in serious condition.
There are 122 deaths and two evacuees.
Yesterday there were 29 medical discharges for a cumulative of 4,922 recovered people.
Residence by province and municipality of the 73 confirmed cases
Until September 30, 185 countries with COVID-19 cases are reported, the confirmed cases amount to 33 million 714 thousand 661 (+ 291 thousand 144) and one million 008 thousand 932 deaths (+ 6 thousand 254) for a fatality of 2 , 99%.
The region of the Americas reports 16 million 679 thousand 022 confirmed cases (+ 112 thousand 678), 49.47% of the total cases reported in the world, with 557 thousand 066 deaths (+ 3 thousand 249) for a fatality of 3, 3. 4%.