Havana, June 9 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 5 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 2,205 positive cases across the island.
During his daily press briefing held Tuesday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up to 12 midnight Monday night -- fortunately, no patients died from the coronavirus. This is the tenth consecutive day that there have been no additional deaths from coronavirus on the island. A total of 83 patients have died from COVID-19 in Cuba over the past several months.
To date, 1,880 patients have recovered -- with 12 patients released from hospitalization during the day on Monday.