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Havana (Cuba), May 24: Cuba reported 1,221 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 133,053 infections, as well as 14 more deaths, bringing the death toll to 877, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday.
Francisco Duran, the ministry's director of hygiene and epidemiology, explained that of the total number of cases registered in the last day, 43 had been imported.
Havana reported 618 cases of COVID-19 in its 15 municipalities and continues to have the highest incidence rate in the country, with more than 445 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
The special municipality of Isla de la Juventud reported on Sunday the first case of the virus after 30 days without any reported infections.
The ministry has been carrying out a massive vaccination program in seven municipalities of Havana for almost two weeks and will continue in the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba, and Isla de la Juventud.
The most advanced Cuban vaccine candidates, Soberana-02 and Abdala, are being used in this campaign, and three other candidates, Soberana-01, Soberana Plus, and Mambisa are at different stages of development.
Cuba is facing a new wave of COVID-19 that forced the re-application of preventive measures such as the suspension of in-person classes as well as the closure of public places.
Source: Xinhua