Dr. Francisco Duran, national director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), informed on Wednesday that 1,006 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
Dr. Duran stated in his daily press briefing on television that nine people died as a result of the disease, while 5,123 active patients are in hospitals nationwide.
The Covid-19 death toll in Cuba totals 547 and the number of contagions since March 2020 has risen to 96,760, Dr. Duran said.