More than 437,570 active investigations were carried out in this province to detect people with acute respiratory infections in the community, which represents an over-fulfillment of the nation's purpose of reaching 70 percent of the population.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- This action is essential in the control of the epidemiological situation regarding the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, since it allows the timely identification of those suffering from symptoms associated with the disease, and acting accordingly.

Likewise, the application of rapid diagnostic tests continues, which have already accumulated a total of 1,407 in this territory; only one was positive and after confirmatory analysis with real-time PCR it was ruled out that the patient was infected with the virus.

Regarding these confirmation tests, 26 Digital learned that to date 258 samples have been taken here, 119 of them from people who arrived from other nations.

Constant epidemiological surveillance is also among the actions that prioritize here. Today 68 isolated suspects remain in Centers for this purpose and in hospital institutions; of them 14 in Los Cocos, 18 in Los Caciques, nine in Aguada de Vázquez, 14 in Colombia, nine in the Family Club, one in the Ernesto Guevara Hospital and three in the Mártires de Las Tunas Pediatric Hospital.

On the other hand, there is a single person at the Lenin headquarters of the University who is the contact of a suspect; while 252 nationals are monitored by the health system, 82 in isolation centers and 170 in the communities.

At the close of yesterday in the country, 32 new cases were confirmed for an accumulated number of 320 and eight deaths.