At the close of yesterday, November 23, 4 344 patients were admitted, 3 014 suspects, 172 under surveillance and 1,158 confirmed active.

For COVID-19, a total of 17,943 samples were made for surveillance during the day, with 182 being positive. The country accumulates 10,979,501 samples carried out and 961,458 positive.

Of the total number of cases (182):

• 177 were contacts of confirmed cases; 3 with a source of infection abroad; 2 without a specified source of infection.
• Of the female sex 97 and of the male sex 85.
• 16.5% (30) of the 182 positive cases were asymptomatic, accumulating a total of 132 thousand 403, which represents 13.8% of those confirmed to date.
• Of the 182 diagnosed cases, they belong to the age groups: under 20 years old (18), from 20 to 39 years old (38), from 40 to 59 years old (73), 60 and over (53).

Residence by province and municipalities of confirmed cases:

Pinar del Río: 4 cases

• Consolación del Sur: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Havana: 11 cases

• Arroyo Naranjo: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
• Cattlemen: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Centro Habana: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Cerro: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
• Guanabacoa: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
• Habana del Este: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
• Old Havana: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
• La Lisa: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• San Miguel del Padrón: 1 (contact of confirmed case).

Mayabeque: 3 cases

• Nueva Paz: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• San José de las Lajas: 1 (contact of confirmed case).

Kills: 1 case

• Matanzas: 1 (contact of confirmed case).

Cienfuegos: 3 cases

• Cienfuegos: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Crosses: 1 (confirmed case contact).

Villa Clara: 21 cases

• Camajuaní: 3 (contactos de casos confirmados).
• Cifuentes: 2 (contactos de casos confirmados).
• Encrucijada: 7 (contactos de casos confirmados).
• Manicaragua: 4 (contactos de casos confirmados).
• Ranchuelo: 1 (contacto de caso confirmado).
• Sagua la Grande: 1 (contacto de caso confirmado).
• Santa Clara: 3 (contactos de casos confirmados).

Sancti Spíritus: 15 cases.

• Cabaiguán: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Promotion: 1 (confirmed case contact). 
• Jatibonico: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Sancti Spíritus: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Yaguajay: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Ciego de Ávila: 13 cases

• .Bolivia: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
• Chambas: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Ciego de Ávila: 1 (without specified source of infection).
• Florence: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Morón: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
• January 1st: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Camaguey: 48 cases

• Camagüey: 12 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Florida: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Guáimaro: 6 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Jimaguayú: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Mines: 4 (1 confirmed case contact and 3 imported).
• Nuevitas: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Santa Cruz del Sur: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Sibanicú: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Sierra de Cubitas: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Las Tunas: 13 cases

• Jesús Menéndez: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Jobabo: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Las Tunas: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Puerto Padre: 5 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Granma: 5 cases

• Ox Top: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Guisa: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Jiguaní: 1 (confirmed case contact).

Holguín: 38 cases

•  Antilla: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Banes: 16 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Cacocum: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Cueto: 2 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Gibara: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Holguín: 7 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Mayarí: 1 (contact of confirmed case).
• Rafael Freyre: 4 (contacts of confirmed cases).

Santiago de Cuba: 1 case

• Bosun: 1 (confirmed case contact).

Guantanamo: 6 cases

•  Guantánamo: 1 (confirmed case contact).
• Imías: 3 (contacts of confirmed cases).
• Yateras: 2 (1 contact with a confirmed case and 1 without a specified source of infection).

Of the 961,458 patients diagnosed with the disease, 1,158 remain hospitalized, of them 1,122 with stable clinical evolution. There are 8 299 deaths (1 per day), a fatality rate of 0.86% vs 2.0% in the World and 2.43% in the Americas; two evacuees, 55 returned to their countries, there were 284 discharges on the day, 951 944 recovered patients accumulated (99.0%). 36 confirmed patients are cared for in intensive care, 10 of them critical and 26 seriously ill.

Residence by province of deceased patients:

• Ciego de Ávila: 1 deceased

Deaths by age groups:

• Between 80 and 89: 1

Distribution by sex:

• Male: 1

Main comorbidities:

• Arterial Hypertension: 1
• Ischemic Heart Disease: 1

COVID-19 in the world

Until November 23, 191 countries and 32 territories with COVID-19 cases are reported, the confirmed cases (+ 455 299) amount to 258 716 331 with 19 396 374 active cases and 5 179 378 deaths (+ 6 569) for a fatality of 2.0% (=).

In the Americas region, 97,218,903 confirmed cases (+ 123,773) are reported, 37.58% of the total cases reported in the world, with 10,576,693 active cases and 2,362,343 deaths (+1,260) for a fatality of 2.43% (=).

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