Cuba Reports Today 670 New Positive Cases to Covid-19

Havana, Cuba: At midnight yesterday, February 24, 19 thousand 487 patients, suspects 3 thousand 157, under surveillance 11 thousand 941 and confirmed active 4 thousand 389, are admitted for epidemiological clinical surveillance, the official site of the MINSAP publishes.

For COVID-19, 18,337 samples were studied, resulting in 670 positive samples.

Of the total number of cases (670): 641 were contacts of confirmed cases; 14 with a source of infection abroad; on day 15 without a specified source of infection. Of the 670 diagnosed cases, 670 were female and 328 male.

43.8% (294) of the 670 positive cases were asymptomatic, accumulating a total of 25,760, which represents 54.1% of those confirmed to date.

The 670 diagnosed cases belong to the age groups: under 20 years: 114; from 20 to 39 years: 200; 40 to 59 years: 225 and more than 60: 131 cases.

Residence by province and municipalities of confirmed cases:

Pinar del Río: 53 cases

Consolación del Sur: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
La Palma: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Los Palacios: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Mantua: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Minas de Matahambre: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Pinar del Río: 35 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Juan and Martínez: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Luis: 1 (contact of confirmed case).

Artemisa: 9 cases

Artemis: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Bahía Honda: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Caimito: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Güira de Melena: 2 (1 contact with a confirmed case and 1 without a specified source of infection).
San Cristóbal: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Havana: 364

10 de Octubre: 42 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Arroyo Naranjo: 53 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Boyeros: 18 (17 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Centro Habana: 30 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cerro: 25 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Cotorro: 6 (5 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Guanabacoa: 25 (contact of confirmed case).
Habana del Este: 12 (11 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Habana Vieja: 30 (contacts of confirmed cases).
La Lisa: 16 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Marianao: 18 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Playa: 25 (24 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).
Plaza de La Revolución: 30 (28 contacts of confirmed cases and 2 imported).
Regla: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Miguel del Padrón: 25 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Mayabeque: 17 cases

Güines: 7 (5 contacts of confirmed cases, 1 imported and 1 without a specified source of infection).
Jaruco: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Melena del Sur: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Nueva Paz: 1 (imported).
San José de Las Lajas: 2 (1 contact with a confirmed case and 1 without a specified source of infection).
Santa Cruz del Norte: 3 (1 contact with a confirmed case, 1 imported and 1 without a specified source of infection).

Matanzas: 4 cases

Calimete: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Matanzas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Cienfuegos: 8 cases

Cienfuegos: 4 (3 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 without a specified source of infection).
Cruces: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Palmira: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Rodas: 1 (confirmed case contact).

Villa Clara: 8 cases

Caibarién: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Manicaragua: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Remedies: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Santa Clara: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Sancti Spíritus: 7 cases

Jatibonico: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Sancti Spíritus: 3 (2 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 without a specified source of infection).
Trinidad: 1 (contact of confirmed case).

Ciego de Ávila: 33 cases

Primero de Enero: 1 (confirmed case contact).
Bolivia: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Ciego de Ávila: 11 (8 contacts of confirmed cases and 3 without a specified source of infection).
Ciro Redondo: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Majagua: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Morón: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Venezuela: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Camaguey: 41 cases

Camagüey: 25 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Céspedes: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Florida: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Mines: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Nuevitas: 2 (1 contact with a confirmed case and 1 without a specified source of infection).
Sibanicú: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Vertientes: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Las Tunas: 2 cases

Puerto Padre: 1 (imported).
Las Tunas: 1 (imported).

Granma: 12 cases

Bayamo: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Buey Arriba: 2 (1 contact with a confirmed case and 1 without a specified source of infection).
Cauto Cristo: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Guisa: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
Niquero: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Holguín: 13 cases

Calixto García: 1 (imported).
Holguín: 9 (5 contacts of confirmed cases, 1 imported and 3 without a specified source of infection).
Sagua de Tánamo: 3 (2 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 without a specified source of infection).

Santiago de Cuba: 83 cases

Guamá: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Mella: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Palma Soriano: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases).
San Luis: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Santiago de Cuba: 61 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Songo La Maya: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Guantanamo: 15 cases

Caimanera: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
Guantánamo: 12 (11 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported).

Isla de La Juventud Special Municipality: 1 (contact of confirmed case).

Of the 47 thousand 566 patients diagnosed with the disease, 4 thousand 389 remain hospitalized, of which 4 thousand 328 with stable clinical evolution. There are 312 deaths (four in the day), two evacuated, 54 returned to their countries, 906 discharges of the day, 42 thousand 809 recovered patients accumulate (89.9%). 61 confirmed patients, 33 critical and 28 seriously ill, are cared for in intensive care.

Until February 24, 190 countries and 29 territories with COVID-19 cases are reported, the confirmed cases amount to 112 million 834 thousand 85 (+ 399 thousand 840) with 21 million 920 thousand 290 active cases and 2 million 500 thousand 332 deaths (+ 10,627) for a lethality of 2.21.

In the region of the Americas region, 50 million 682 thousand 239 confirmed cases (+ 169 thousand 277) are reported, 44.91% of the total cases reported in the world, with 10 million 846 thousand 160 active cases and 1 million 202 thousand 155 deaths (+ 5 thousand 549) for a fatality of 2.37.