Havana, Cuba.- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 6 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,783 positive cases across the island.

During his daily press briefing held Wednesday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours — up to 12 midnight Tuesday night — unfortunately, one patient died from the coronavirus. There are a total of 79 who have died from COVID-19 in Cuba.

To date, 1,326 patients have recovered — with an additional 49 released from hospitals during the day on Tuesday.