Cuba reports 31 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 31 new cases detected yesterday of COVID-19, for a total of 2,701 positive cases across the island.  

During his daily press briefing held Tuesday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up until 12 midnight Monday night -- unfortunately, one patient died from the coronavirus.  A total of 88 patients have died in Cuba over the past several months.  

To date, 2,382 patients have recovered -- with nine patients released from hospitalization during the day on Monday.