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Cuba closes Saturday with 245 new positive cases of Covid-19 and two deaths

At the close of yesterday, April 23, a total of 4 thousand 083 patients are admitted, 2 thousand 796 suspects, 41 under surveillance and 1246 confirmed active.

For COVID-19, a total of 7,827 samples were taken for surveillance on the day, with 245 being positive for 3.1% positivity. The country accumulates 13 million 667 thousand 311 samples carried out and 1 million 101 thousand 731 positives (8.1%).

Of the total cases (245): 232 were contacts of confirmed cases, 6 with a source of infection abroad and 7 without a specified source of infection. Of the 245 diagnosed cases, 135 were female and 110 male.

6.1% (15) of the 245 positive cases were asymptomatic, accumulating a total of 146,709, which represents 13.3% of those confirmed to date.

Of the 245 diagnosed cases, they belong to the age groups: under 20 years old (94), 20 to 39 years old (45), 40 to 59 years old (39), 60 and over (67).

Residence by province and municipality of confirmed cases:

Pinar del Rio: 12 cases

  • Los Palacios: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Matahambre Mines: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Pinewood of the river: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Saint Louis: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Sandino: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)

Artemis: 21 cases

  • Artemisa: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Bahía Honda: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Caimito: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Guanajay: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Güira de Melena: 2 (1 contact of confirmed cases and 1 without a specified source of infection)
  • Mariel: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • San Antonio de los Baños: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • San Cristóbal: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)

Havana 42 cases

  • Arroyo Naranjo: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Boyeros: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Havana Center: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Hill: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • October 10: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Guanabacoa: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Eastern Havana: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Old Havana: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • La Lisa: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Marianao: 3 (confirmed case contacts)
  • Beach: 2 (1 contact of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
  • Revolution Square: 4 (3 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
  • Rule: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)

Mayabeque: 21 cases

  • Batabanó: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Bejucal: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Güines: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Jaruco: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • San José de las Lajas: 11 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • San Nicolás de Bari: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)

Massacres: 13 cases

  • Cárdenas: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Ciénaga De Zapata: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Colón: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Jagüey Grande: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Lemon grove: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Massacres: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)

Cienfuegos: 11 cases

  • Cienfuegos: 8 (6 contacts of confirmed cases and 2 imported)
  • Cumanayagua: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Palmira: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Wheels: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)

Villa Clara: 26 cases

  • Caibarién: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Camajuaní: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Cifuentes: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Manicaragua: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Placetas: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Quemado de Güines: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Ranchuelo: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Sagua la Grande: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Santa Clara: 15 (contacts of confirmed cases)

Holy Spirit: 10 casos

  • Cabaiguán: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Jatibonico: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Sancti Spíritus: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Taguasco: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Yaguajay: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)

Ciego de Avila: 12 cases

  • Baraguá: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Bolivia: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Ciego de Ávila: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Ciro Redondo: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Florence: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Majagua: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Morón: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • January 1: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)

Camaguey: 39 cases

  • Camagüey: 22 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Emerald: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Florida: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Guáimaro: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Jimaguayú: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Nuevitas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Santa Cruz del Sur: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Sibanicú: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Sierra de Cubitas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Slopes: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)

Las Tunas: 7 cases

  • Amancio: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Colombia: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Jesús Menéndez: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Jobabo: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Las Tunas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)

Granma: 4 cases

  • Bayamo: 2 (1 contact of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
  • Niquero: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Pylon: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)

Holguin: 16 cases

  • Báguanos: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Calixto García: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Gibara: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Holguín: 3 (1 contact of confirmed cases and 2 without a specified source of infection)
  • Rafael Freyre: 3 (2 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
  • Urbano Noris: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Banes: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
  • Cacocum: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
  • Cueto: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)

Santiago de Cuba: 2 cases

  • Santiago de Cuba: 2 (no specified source of infection)

Guantanamo: 2 cases

  • Guantánamo: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)

Isle of Youth Special Municipality: 7 cases (5 contacts of confirmed cases and 2 without a specified source of infection)

Of the 1,101,731 patients diagnosed with the disease, 1,246 remain hospitalized, of which 1,228 have a stable clinical course. There are 8 thousand 525 deaths (2 in the day), lethality of 0.77% vs 1.23% in the world and 1.78% in the Americas; two evacuated, 57 returned to their countries, on the day there were 298 discharges, 1 million 091 thousand 901 (99.1%) are accumulated. 18 confirmed patients are treated in intensive care, of which 7 critical and 11 serious.

On the day it was reported 2 deceased patients. We deeply regret what happened and convey our condolences to his family and friends.

Residence by province of the deceased patient

  • Pinar del Rio: 1
  • Havana: 1

Deceased by age group

  • Between 50 and 59 years: 1 deceased
  • Between 70 and 79 years: 1 deceased

Distribution by sex

Main comorbidities

  • High Blood Pressure: 2
  • Diabetes Mellitus:1
  • Chronic Renal Failure: 1
  • Schizophrenia: 1
  • Ischemic Heart Disease:1
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: 1
  • Epilepsy: 1

Until April 23, 192 countries and 41 territories with cases of COVID-19 are reported in the world, rising to 508 million 911 thousand 408 the number of confirmed cases (+ 789 thousand 507) with respect to the previous report with 41 million 411 thousand 059 cases active and 6 million 241 thousand 385 deceased (+ 3 thousand 873) for a lethality of 1.23% (=).

In the region of the Americas, 154 million 445 thousand 517 confirmed cases (+ 102 thousand 001) are reported, 30.3% of the total cases reported in the world, with 3 million 141 thousand 512 active cases and 2 million 749 thousand 185 deceased (+ 806) for a lethality of 1.78% (=).

(Taken from MINSAP)

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