Havana, Cuba: At midnight yesterday, December 23, 2,737 patients were admitted, 2,193 suspects, 177 under surveillance and 367 confirmed active.
For COVID-19, a total of 19 thousand 100 samples were made for surveillance during the day, 76 being positive. The country accumulates 11 million 536 thousand 661 samples carried out and 964 thousand 482 positive.
Of the total cases (76): 61 were contacts of confirmed cases; 11 with a source of infection abroad; 4 without a specified source of infection. Of the 76 cases diagnosed, 34 were female and 42 male.
25.0% (19) of the 76 positive cases were asymptomatic, accumulating a total of 133 thousand 36 that represents 13.8% of those confirmed to date.
Of the 76 diagnosed cases, they belong to the age groups: under 20 years (4), 20 to 39 years (25), 40 to 59 years (29), 60 and over (18).
Residence by province and municipalities of confirmed cases:
Pinar del Río: 4 cases
? Guane: 1 (confirmed case contact)
? La Palma: 1 (contact of confirmed case)
? Pinar del Río: 1 (imported)
? San Juan y Martínez: 1 (contact of confirmed case)
Artemisa: 3 cases
? Artemisa: 2 (1 confirmed case contact and 1 imported)
? San Cristóbal: 1 (contact of confirmed case)
Havana: 18 cases
? Boyeros: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? Centro Habana: 1 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? Cerro: 1 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? Cotorro: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? 10 de Octubre: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? La Lisa: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? Playa: 1 (confirmed case contact)
? Plaza de la Revolución: 4 (3 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
Matanzas: 5 cases
? Jagüey Grande: 1 (contact of confirmed case)
? Matanzas: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cienfuegos: 2 cases
? Cienfuegos: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Villa Clara: 1 case
? Manicaragua. 1 (confirmed case contact)
Sancti Spíritus: 4 cases
? Fomentos: 1 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? Sancti Spíritus: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? Trinidad: 1 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Ciego de Ávila: 9 cases
? Ciego de Ávila: 1 (imported)
? Florencia: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? Morón: 5 (1 contact with a confirmed case and 4 imported)
Camaguey: 6 cases
? Camagüey: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? Esmeralda: 1 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? Guáimaro: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? Minas: 1 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Las Tunas: 4 cases
? Las Tunas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
? Manatí: 1 (confirmed case contact)
? Puerto Padre: 1 (contact of confirmed case)
Granma: 1 case
? Manzanillo: 1 (imported)
Holguín: 9 cases
? Báguanos: 1 (confirmed case contact)
? Banes: 1 (confirmed case contact)
? Cacocum: 1 (confirmed case contact)
? Gibara: 1 (confirmed case contact)
? Holguín: 4 (2 contacts of confirmed cases, 1 imported and 1 without a specified source of infection)
? Urbano Noris: 1 (without specified source of infection)
Santiago de Cuba: 1 case
? Santiago de Cuba: 1 (contact of confirmed case)
Guantánamo: 3 cases
? Guantánamo: 3 (2 confirmed case contacts and 1 imported)
Isla de la Juventud Special Municipality: 6 cases (4 contacts of confirmed cases and 2 without a specified source of infection)
Of the 964 thousand 482 patients diagnosed with the disease, 367 remain hospitalized, of them 353 with stable clinical evolution. 8,317 deaths accumulate (none in the day), fatality of 0.86% vs 1.94% in the World and 2.38% in the Americas; Two evacuees, 55 returned to their countries, on the day there were 62 discharges (14 less than those diagnosed), there are 955 thousand 741 recovered patients (99.1%). 14 confirmed patients are cared for in intensive care, 6 of them critical and 8 severe.
Until December 23, 191 countries and 32 territories with COVID-19 cases are reported, the confirmed cases amount to 277 million 937 thousand 322 (+ 654 thousand 57) with 23 million 542 thousand 985 active cases and 5 million 397 thousand 766 deaths ( + 6,822) for a fatality of 1.94% (=).
In the region of the Americas, 101 million 842 thousand 815 confirmed cases are reported (+ 194 thousand 869), 36.64% of the total cases reported in the world, with 12 million 118 thousand 85 active cases and 2 million 419 thousand 538 deaths (+ 1 thousand 848) for a fatality of 2.38% (=).