Cuba reports new 147 cases of Covid-19

In the Molecular Biology laboratories, 6 083 samples were analyzed to detect the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, and as a result, 147 COVID-19 infections were confirmed, according to a report released by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP).

Of the new cases: 131 were contacts of confirmed cases, 7 with source of infection abroad, 9 with no specified source of infection.

81 of the female sex and 66 of the male sex.

10 of the 147 positive cases were asymptomatic, accumulating a total of 146 853, which represents 13.3% of those confirmed to date.

Residence by province of confirmed cases:

• Pinar del Río: 3
• Artemisa: 25
• La Habana: 20
• Mayabeque: 18
• Matanzas: 3
• Cienfuegos: 7
• Villa Clara: 15
• Sancti Spíritus: 6
• Ciego de Ávila: 5
• Camagüey: 23
• Las Tunas: 5
• Granma: 2
• Holguín: 3
• Santiago de Cuba: 2
• Guantánamo: 2
• Municipio Especial Isla de la Juventud: 8

The number of patients admitted is 2 548, with 1 914 suspected cases, 21 under epidemiological surveillance and 613 confirmed patients.

With the 137 clinical discharges granted, the total number of recovered cases reached 1 094 554. Cuba has accumulates 1 103 753 contagions since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country on March 11, 2020, the country´s total death toll climbed to 8 527.