Cuba reports five 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 five new cases detected of COVID-19, for a total of 2,330 positive cases across the island.  

During his daily press briefing held Saturday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up to 12 midnight Friday night -- unfortunately, one patient died from the coronavirus.  A total of 86 patients have died in Cuba over the past several months.

To date, 2,187 patients have recovered -- with 7 patients released from hospitalization during the day on Friday.