Cuban health authorities announced the diagnoses of 2055 people with COVID-19 infections after its molecular bio9logy laboratories processed 30 462 samples for PCR tests.
Havana, Cuba.- Most of the cases reported were autochthonous; 47 were imported. There were 13 fatalities.
With this update, the Caribbean nation now accumulated 172 909 cases and 1 193 deaths since the beginning of the disease in March last year.
Infections were reported in all territories except the Isle of Youth. Havana 361 cases, Santiago de Cuba and Camaguey provinces with 300, and Matanzas 156.
The National described the situation as severe and urged people to protect their lives and abide by the established health protocols.
As of June 22, 4 979 420 doses of Cuban homegrown vaccines had been administered to residents, and 924 789 people have been fully vaccinated.
PROGRESS IN IMMUNIZATION IN CUBA PREDICTS A DECREASE IN COVID-19 INFECTION
The forecast models of the epidemiological scenario predict a decrease of Covid-19 cases in Cuba, while the health intervention advances with national vaccine candidates of proven efficacy, experts acknowledged on Tuesday.
Professor Pedro Mas, vice-president of the Cuban Society of Hygiene and Epidemiology, assured that the mathematical graphics show the possibility of reducing the spread of the disease while the immunization advances with the Abdala and Soberana 02 projects.
Control will be closely related to the vaccination capacity, acknowledged the specialist in a meeting with President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, and other representatives of scientific centers.
According to a national television report, the head of state ratified the satisfaction for the research with both candidates and learned about the progress of studies with other vaccine prospects such as Soberana Plus in convalescents.
Regarding the regulation of these studies, the director of the Center for State Control of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices, Olga Lidia Jacobo, insisted that it is a rigorous process.
The approval of these candidates must comply with the presentation of a registration dossier with detailed information and then by the inspection we are currently conducting. (RHC)
