Cuba reports eight new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours

The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were eight new cases detected of COVID-19, for a total of 2,361 positive cases across the island.  

During his daily press briefing held Friday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up until 12 midnight Thursday night -- fortunately, no patients died from the coronavirus.  A total of 86 patients have died in Cuba over the past several months.

To date, 2,224 patients have recovered -- with three patients released from hospitalization during the day on Thursday.

(Cubaminrex | Radio Havana Cuba)