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Casa de las Américas (Casa) is a New York-based organization of Cuban emigrants who support the revolution. Beginning in 1955, the July 26 Committee was established in NY for the purpose of supporting the armed struggle that was taking place in Cuba against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Shortly after the triumph of the revolution in 1959, the Committee was renamed Casa Cuba, which later became Casa de las Américas.
Cuban Medicine

Cuba closes Saturday with 482 new Covid-19 infections and one deceased

06 March 2022
Translated by Walter Lippmann for CubaNews.

At the close of yesterday, March 5, 7,238 patients were hospitalized, 4,830 suspected, 43 under surveillance, and 2,365 confirmed active.

For COVID-19, a total of 11,239 samples were taken for surveillance on the day, with 482 being positive for 4.3% positivity. The country accumulates 13 million 155 thousand 339 samples carried out and 1 million 072 thousand 956 positives.

Of the total cases (482): 474 were contacts of confirmed cases, 2 with a source of infection abroad and 6 without a specified source of infection. Of the 482 diagnosed cases, 294 were female and 188 male.

5.6% (27) of the 482 positive cases were asymptomatic, accumulating a total of 145,264, which represents 13.5% of those confirmed to date.

Of the 482 diagnosed cases, they belong to the age groups: under 20 years old (112), 20 to 39 years old (142), 40 to 59 years old (126), 60 and over (102).