Cuba reports 17 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 17 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,685 positive cases across the island.  

During his daily press briefing held Tuesday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up to 12 midnight Monday night -- fortunately, no patients died from the coronavirus.  There are a total of 69 who have died from COVID-19 in Cuba.

To date, 954 patients have recovered -- with an additional 78 released from hospitals during the day on Monday.