Cuba reports 63 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours

Havana, April 18 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 63 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 986 positive cases across the island.  

During his daily press briefing held Saturday morning, Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up to 12 midnight Friday night -- unfortunately, one patient died from the coronavirus.  There are now a total of 32 who have died from COVID-19 in Cuba.

To date, 227 patients have recovered -- with an additional 35 released from hospitals on Friday.