Havana, May 7 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 26 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,729 positive cases across the island.
During his daily press briefing held Thursday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up to 12 midnight Wednesday night -- unfortunately, four patients died from the coronavirus. There are a total of 73 who have died from COVID-19 in Cuba.
To date, 1,031 patients have recovered -- with an additional 30 released from hospitals during the day on Wednesday.