Havana, October 8 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 19 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 5,917 positive cases across the island.
During his daily press briefing held Wednesday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up to 12 midnight Wednesday night -- fortunately, no patients died from the coronavirus. A total of 123 patients have died from COVID-19 in Cuba since the beginning of the pandemic in March.