At the close of yesterday, March 21, a total of 8,500 patients were admitted, 5,137 suspected, 29 under surveillance, and 3,334 confirmed active.
For COVID-19, a total of 8,740 samples were taken for surveillance that day, with 679 being positive. The country has accumulated 13,329,129 samples and 1,082,880 positives.
Of the total cases (679): 661 were contacts of confirmed cases; 4 with a foreign source of infection; 14 with no specified source of infection. Of the 679 diagnosed cases, 391 were female and 288 male.
2.2% (15) of the 729 positive cases were asymptomatic, accumulating a total of 145,728, which represents 13.5% of those confirmed to date.
The 679 diagnosed cases belong to the age groups: under 20 years old (176), 20 to 39 years old (177), 40 to 59 years old (176), 60 and over (150).
Residence by province and municipality of confirmed cases:
Pinar del Rio: 7 cases
Southern Consolation: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Pinar del Río: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Artemis: 7 cases
Bauta: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Guanajay: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Havana: 13 cases
Arroyo Naranjo: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Boyeros: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
October 10: 3 (2 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
Eastern Havana: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
La Lisa: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Beach: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Revolution Square: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Mayabeque: 76 cases
Güines: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Jaruco: 18 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Southern Mane: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Nueva Paz: 28 (contacts of confirmed cases)
San José de las Lajas: 13 (12 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 without a specified source of infection)
San Nicolás de Bari: 9 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Santa Cruz del Norte: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Massacres: 43 cases
Cárdenas: 12 (11 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
Jagüey Grande: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Martí: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Massacres: 18 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Unión de Reyes: 2 (contact of confirmed cases)
Cienfuegos: 15 cases
Passenger Aguada: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Cienfuegos: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cumanayagua: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Lajas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Palmira: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Rhodes: 1 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Villa Clara: 47 cases
Caibarién: 12 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Camajuaní: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cifuentes: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Manicaragua: 2 (contact of confirmed cases)
Placetas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Remedies: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Santa Clara: 18 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Santo Domingo: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Sancti Spiritus: 153 cases
Cabaiguán: 16 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Promotion: 10 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Jatibonico: 18 (contacts of confirmed cases)
La Sierpe: 20 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Sancti Spíritus: 23 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Taguasco: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Trinidad: 44 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Yaguajay: 17 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Ciego de Avila: 64 cases
Bolivia: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Chambas: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Ciego de Ávila: 36 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Ciro Redondo: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Florence: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Majagua: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Morón: 17 (contacts of confirmed cases)
January 1: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Venezuela: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Camaguey: 41 cases
Camagüey: 16 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Florida: 1 (no specified source of infection)
Guáimaro: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Jimaguayú: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Mines: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Najasa: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Nuevitas: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Santa Cruz del Sur: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Slopes: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Las Tunas: 39 cases
Colombia: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Jesús Menéndez: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Jobabo: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Las Tunas: 26 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Majibacoa: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Puerto Padre: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Granma: 25 cases
Bartolomé Masó: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Bayamo: 21 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Manzanillo: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Holguin: 70 cases
Antilla: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Báguanos: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Banes: 5 (4 contacts of confirmed cases and 1 imported)
Cacocum: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Calixto García: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Cueto: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Frank País: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Gibara: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Holguín: 23 (21 contacts of confirmed cases, 1 imported and 1 without a specified source of infection)
Mayarí: 8 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Moa: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Rafael Freyre: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Sagua de Tánamo: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Urbano Noris: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Santiago de Cuba: 72 cases
Boatswain: 22 (15 contacts of confirmed cases and 7 without a specified source of infection)
Guamá: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Second Front: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Nick: 2 (1 contact of confirmed cases and 1 without a specified source of infection)
Palma Soriano: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases)
St. Louis: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Santiago de Cuba: 24 (21 contacts of confirmed cases and 3 without a specified source of infection)
Songo La Maya: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Guantanamo: 7 cases
Caimanera: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
El Salvador: 1 (contact of confirmed cases)
Guantánamo: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Manuel Tames: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases)
Yateras: 1 (confirmed case contact)
Of the 1 million 082 thousand 880 patients diagnosed with the disease, 3 thousand 334 remain hospitalized, of them 3 thousand 314 with stable clinical evolution. There are 8,508 deaths (1 on the day), a lethality of 0.79% vs 1.29% in the world and 1.78% in the Americas; two evacuees, 57 returned to their countries, on the day there were 755 discharges, accumulated 1 million 070 thousand 979 recovered patients (98.9%). 20 confirmed patients are treated in intensive care, of which 4 are critical and 16 are seriously ill.
On the day, 1 deceased patient was reported. We deeply regret what happened and convey our condolences to his family and friends.
Residence by province of the deceased patient:
Sancti Spiritus: 1 deceased
Deceased by age groups:
Between 80 and 89 years: 1
Distribution by sex:
Female: 1
Main comorbidities:
Arterial hypertension
Mellitus diabetes
Until March 21, 191 countries and 42 territories with cases of COVID-19 are reported in the world, rising to 471 million 706 thousand 942 the number of confirmed (+ 1 million 278 thousand 486) with respect to the previous report with 57 million 752 thousand 653 active cases and 6 million 103 thousand 165 deaths (+ 3 thousand 669) for a lethality of 1.29% (-0.01).
In the region of the Americas, 151 million 743 thousand 717 confirmed cases (+ 54 thousand 297) are reported, 32.2% of the total cases reported in the world, with 20 million 291 thousand 837 active cases and 2 million 703 thousand 803 deceased (+ 675) for a lethality of 1.78% (=).
