Coronavirus in Cuba: 49 new cases, 4 of them imported; 65 discharges in the day

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After a day in which contagions reached the highest peak in October, health authorities today reported49 brand-new favorable cases in Cuba of the SARS-CoV-2 virus after having actually processed 8,201 samples looking for the disease.

Se confirmaron 49 nuevos casos de #COVID19, para un acumulado de 6 mil 727 en #Cuba

490 casos activos
487 con evolución clínica estable
3 pacientes en estado crítico
0 pacientes en estado tomb
128 fallecidos
6 mil 107 altas médicas
2 evacuados https://t.co/MXFdKiro8j pic.twitter.com/p2GutdMiTl

— Ministerio de Salud Pública de Cuba (@MINSAPCuba) October 28, 2020

Of the rest, 43 were contacts of confirmed cases and in 2 individuals the source of infection is not defined.

The areas that reported autochthonous cases were Pinar del Río (22 cases in 6 towns), Artemisa (one in Caimito), Sancti Spíritus (2 in Cabaiguán) and Ciego de Ávila (20 in the provincial capital).