People wearing face masks are seen on a street in Havana, Cuba, Aug. 14, 2021. Cuba exceeded 500,000 total COVID-19 cases, after recording 8,312 new infections in the last day, for a total of 500,216 cases, as well as 85 more deaths, to total 3,842 deaths, according to the Ministry of Public Health on Friday. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)
HAVANA, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Cuba exceeded 500,000 total COVID-19 cases, after recording 8,312 new infections in the last day, for a total of 500,216 cases, as well as 85 more deaths, to total 3,842 deaths, according to the Ministry of Public Health on Friday.
Of the new cases, 4.3 percent (360) were asymptomatic, the ministry's national director of hygiene and epidemiology Francisco Duran noted, while highlighting the high levels of COVID-19 transmission from the new variants of the virus circulating on the island.
In addition, the expert said that 34 of the new infections were imported cases.
Havana reported 1,321 new COVID-19 infections, followed by Cienfuegos (1,142) and Holguin (586). Enditem
