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At the close of this Wednesday, Cuba reported 19 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 5,917 diagnosed since March; No deaths and 50 medical discharges, Dr. Francisco Durán García, national director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap), reported this Thursday at a press conference.

Currently 4,940 patients are admitted to hospitals for clinical-epidemiological surveillance: 3,784 under surveillance, 735 suspects and 421 confirmed.This Wednesday, 7,132 samples were processed in molecular biology laboratories throughout the country, from all provinces, of which 19 were positive. Since March, 670,744 tests have been carried out in Cuba, of which 5,917 (0.88%) have been positive for the new coronavirus.Of the 19 confirmed cases• All are Cuban and native.• 18 cases were contacts of confirmed cases and one without a specified source of infection. 35 people in the last 15 days remain without a specified source of infection.• 10 are male, and nine are female.• 63.1% (12) of the positive cases were asymptomatic, accumulating 3,610, representing 61% of those confirmed to date.Of the 5,917 patients diagnosed with the disease, 421 (7.1%) remain confirmed, 419 99.5% with stable clinical evolution. 123 deaths were reported (none of the day), two evacuated, 50 discharges of the day, 5 371 recovered patients accumulated (91%). One patient is reported in serious condition and one in critical condition.

The residence by province and municipality of the 19 confirmed cases

Havana (11 cases):

• Arroyo Naranjo (5)

• Havana Center (4)

• Beach (1)

• Marianao (1)

Sancti Spíritus (4 cases):

• Sancti Spíritus (3)

• Trinidad (1)

Ciego de Ávila (4 cases).

• Ciego de Ávila (4)

Details of previously confirmed cases:

Havana

• 18-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Playa municipality, Havana province. Contact of previously confirmed case. 71 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 16-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Centro Habana municipality, Havana province. Contact of previously confirmed case. 41 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 46-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Centro Habana municipality, Havana province. Contact of previously confirmed case. 20 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 38-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Centro Habana municipality, Havana province. Contact of previously confirmed case. 18 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 37-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Centro Habana municipality, Havana province. Contact of previously confirmed case. 17 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 13-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Marianao municipality, Havana province. Contact of previously confirmed case. 9 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 19-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Arroyo Naranjo municipality, Havana province. Contact of previously confirmed case. 22 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 49-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Arroyo Naranjo municipality, Havana province. Contact of previously confirmed case. 22 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 54-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Arroyo Naranjo municipality, Havana province. Contact of previously confirmed case. 22 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 62-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Arroyo Naranjo municipality, Havana province. Contact of previously confirmed case. 19 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 23-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Arroyo Naranjo municipality, Havana province. Contact of previously confirmed case. 15 contacts are kept under surveillance.

Sancti Spíritus

• 6-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Sancti Spíritus municipality, province of the same name. Contact of previously confirmed case. 25 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 9-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Trinidad municipality, Sancti Spíritus province. Contact of previously confirmed case. 9 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 63-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Sancti Spíritus municipality, province of the same name. The source of infection is investigated. 8 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 51-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Sancti Spíritus municipality, province of the same name. Contact of previously confirmed case. 9 contacts are kept under surveillance.Ciego de Avila

• 75-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Ciego de Ávila municipality, province of the same name. Contact of previously confirmed case. 15 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 28-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Ciego de Ávila municipality, province of the same name. Contact of previously confirmed case. 9 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 31-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Ciego de Ávila municipality, province of the same name. Contact of previously confirmed case. 11 contacts are kept under surveillance.

• 58-year-old Cuban citizen, resident in the Ciego de Ávila municipality, province of the same name. Contact of previously confirmed case. 14 contacts are kept under surveillance.Patient in critical condition:

• Cuban citizen, 64 years old. It comes from the Sancti Spíritus municipality, province of the same name. Personal Pathological Background: Smoker. He is in Intensive Care, sedated and relaxed, afebrile, with a tendency to tachycardia, alveolar recruitment maneuvers are performed, under mechanical ventilation, with slight respiratory distress. Hemodynamically stable. Oliguric. Gasometry with mixed acidosis. Chest X-ray. Inflammatory lesions on both bases, with bilateral interstitial infiltrate. Reported as a stable critic.Patient in serious condition:

• Cuban citizen, 41 years old. It comes from the Sancti Spíritus municipality, province of the same name. History of Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus.

He is in intensive care, afebrile, light polypnea, spontaneously ventilating with supplemental oxygen. Hemodynamically stable, support with amines is withdrawn.

Good diuresis.

Gasometry with mild hypoxemia.

Chest X-ray. Radiological worsening.

Inflammatory infiltrate at both bases.

Reported serious.

COVID-19 in the worldUntil October 7, 185 countries with COVID-19 cases were reported, the confirmed cases amounted to 35 848 269 (+ 324 713) and 1 48 181 deaths (+ 5 783) for a fatality of 2.92 (-0, 01).In the Americas region, in turn, 17 445 693 confirmed cases (+ 125 664) are reported, 48.66% of the total cases reported in the world, with 578 79 deaths (+ 2 801) for a fatality of 3.31 (-0.01).

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