556 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Cuba: Infections continue to rise

Doctor Francisco Durán García , National Director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba, confirmed a increase in coronavirus cases in the country and pointed out that they could be associated with the omicron variant .

This Sunday the molecular biology laboratories of Cuba analyzed 17,869 samples of epidemiological control and were positive for coronavirus 556 people .

They remain admitted to health centers in the country 4,179 suspects of having the virus and 2,091 active cases , which represents 1,539 more cases than those reported the previous week.

“The increase corresponds to the epidemiological complexity that we have been facing as we have more cases, more contacts, more suspects, and therefore the number (of positives) increases “, explained Dr. Durán.

The doctor indicated that in the last week of 2021 2,230 cases of coronavirus were diagnosed , which represents an increase of 1,581 more cases than the previous week.

The National Director of Epidemiology highlighted that on January 1 60 positive cases were reported that were imported. “This figure has an average of 20 cases per day and since December it has been increasing,” said Durán.

The incidence rate of the coronavirus in Cuba is 1,760 per 100,000 inhabitants . Pinar del Río is the province with the highest incidence in the country.

Of the 2,091 active cases of coronavirus in Cuba there are 2,067 with evolution stable clinic . 24 patients are cared for in intensive care units, of which there are 4 considered critical and 20 serious.

There are accumulated 8,324 deaths by coronavirus in Cuba (0 in the day). The fatality rate in the country is 0.86%.

Durán recalled that last week four people died from the disease, two men and two women, one of them this weekend . The patients had some chronic diseases such as arterial hypertension and kidney failure.

On Sunday there were 234 clinical discharges , with which, according to the official data , 957,026 patients accumulate recovered (98.9%) from the coronavirus in Cuba.

Regarding the presence of omicron in the country, Dr. Durán warned that this variant is considered the most contagious of the virus and pointed out that another of its characteristics is not having complex symptoms, which is dangerous because it causes people to stop paying attention to prevention measures and infections soar even more.