Havana, June 6 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 40 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 2,173 positive cases across the island.  

During his daily press briefing held Saturday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up to 12 midnight Friday night -- fortunately, no patients died from the coronavirus.  This is the seventh consecutive day -- one week now -- that there have been no additional deaths from coronavirus on the island.  A total of 83 patients have died from COVID-19 in Cuba over the past several months.

To date, 1,855 patients have recovered -- with 7 patients released from hospitalization during the day on Friday.