The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 12 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,741 positive cases across the island.  

During his daily press briefing held Friday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up to 12 midnight Thursday night -- unfortunately, one patient died from the coronavirus.  There are a total of 74 who have died from COVID-19 in Cuba.

To date, 1,078 patients have recovered -- with an additional 47 released from hospitals during the day on Thursday.