Cuba reports no new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours

Havana, July 20, 2020 -- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were no new cases detected of COVID-19, for a total of 2,445 positive cases across the island.  

During his daily press briefing held Monday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up until 12 midnight Sunday night -- fortunately, no patients died from the coronavirus.  This is the ninth consecutive day that there have been no deaths due to the coronavirus on the island.  A total of 87 patients have died in Cuba over the past several months.  

To date, 2,319 patients have recovered -- with 11 patients released from hospitalization during the day on Sunday.

(Cubaminrex-RHC)