The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 52 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,087 positive cases across the island.  

During his daily press briefing held Monday morning, Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up to 12 midnight Sunday night -- unfortunately, two patients died from the coronavirus.  There are now a total of  36 who have died from COVID-19 in Cuba.

To date, 285 patients have recovered -- with an additional 30 released from hospitals on Sunday.