Cuba reports 49 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours

Havana, August 6 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported 49 new cases detected yesterday of COVID-19, for a total of 2,775 positive cases across the island.  

During his daily press briefing held Thursday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up until 12 midnight Wednesday night -- fortunately, no patients died from the coronavirus.  A total of 88 patients have died in Cuba over the past several months.  

To date, 2,409 patients have recovered -- with 13 patients released from hospitalization during the day on Wednesday.