Cuba exceeded one hundred daily cases of Covid-19 this Saturday for the first time in more than two months, after the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) confirmed 114 new infections. The last time that the island’s health authorities registered more than 100 new positives in one day was on May 14, when they reported 103 infected.
The rise in cases corresponds to the alert that the MINSAP launched ten days ago due to the circulation in the country of the BA.5 subvariant of the omicron variant of the virus. However, the agency itself ensures that control of the disease is maintained due to the high rates of vaccination with its own formula, which reaches around 98% of the “vaccinable” population.
In this scenario, the number of positives in Cuba amounts to one million 107 thousand 311 since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, although with good indicators of recovered patients (99.2%).
At the close of this Friday, July 22, there were 65 medical discharges – a total of 1,098,299 – and no deaths were regrettable. So far, 8,529 deaths have been reported in the country as a result of the virus.
On the other hand, the island’s health authorities reported that there are 424 confirmed active cases (417 with stable evolution, three serious and four critical). In total, there are 714 patients admitted to Cuba, while 290 suspects are cared for in health institutions.
114 new cases of #COVID19for a cumulative of 1,107,311.
424 active cases
417 stable clinical evolution
4 in critical condition
3 in serious condition
8,529 deaths (none on the day)
1,098,299 recovered
2 evacuees➡️ https://t.co/vbOvmHktSZ#CubaForLife pic.twitter.com/5IJIGjBZ8B
— Cuban Ministry of Public Health (@MINSAPCuba) July 23, 2022
The MINSAP report details that, of the 114 cases, 109 are autochthonous (11 without a specified source of infection) and five are imported. A total of 98 positives (86%) were contacts of confirmed patients.
Regarding the distribution by provinces, the 16 territories of the country reported infections, with the worst indicators for and Havana (21 cases), Matanzas (12), Camagüey (11) and Guantánamo (11).
The number of cases in the rest of the territories behaved as follows: Pinar del Río (1), Artemisa (3), Mayabeque (9), Cienfuegos (6), Villa Clara (7), Sancti Spíritus (2) , Ciego de Ávila (1), Las Tunas (4), Holguín (10), Granma (9), Santiago de Cuba (5) and Isla de la Juventud (2).
According to the MINSAP report, 8.8% (10) of the 114 cases were asymptomatic. Since the start of the pandemic in Cuba, 147,212 patients without symptoms have been identified as positive, which represents 13.3% of all those infected.
According to official data, the age group most affected on the day was that of those under 20 years of age, in which 57 positives were reported. The cases in the rest of the groups behaved as follows: 20-39 years (26 infected), 40-59 (13) and older than 60 (18).
According to official sources, 14,015,453 diagnostic tests have already been carried out in Cuba. This Friday, 2,509 samples were analyzed in all the country’s laboratories.
