Cuba reports 15 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours

The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 15 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,931 positive cases across the island.

National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran

During his daily press briefing held Saturday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up to 12 midnight Friday night -- fortunately, no patients died from the coronavirus. A total of 81 patients have died from COVID-19 in Cuba over the past several months.
To date, 1,671 patients have recovered -- with an additional 40 patients released from hospitals during the day on Friday.

Edited by Ed Newman (Radio Habana Cuba)