Cuba reports 609 Covid-19 cases

Havana, April 10 ( /Xinhua) Cuba reported 609 new Covid-19 cases but did not report any deaths from for the third consecutive day on Saturday, leaving the death toll at 8,517 and bringing the total number of infections to 1,096,234, the health authorities reported on Sunday. The Cuban Ministry of Public Health also said in its daily report that there are currently 2,752 active cases, with reports of new infections in all 15 provinces as well as the Special M cipality of Isla de la Juventud. For the fourth consecutive day, the central province of Camaguey reported the highest number of daily cases with 88, followed by the province of Mayabeque with 86 and the province of Ciego de Avila with 81. In Cuba, 9.9 million of the island’s 11.2 million residents have been fully vaccinated so far, while 6.3 million have received booster doses. /XINHUA ACL0820