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Holguín with high number of children positive for COVID-19 in May

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Among the most vulnerable groups, those under 18 years of age have high incidence of COVID-19 in the province of Holguín with 372 positive cases reported from January to May, mainly in April and May.


In May, 117 pediatric patients were positive to the new coronavirus against 80 reported in April, which had been the month with the highest number of cases.

Until Friday, 17 children with COVID-19 remained hospitalized, including COVID-19 positive newborns, as they were contacts of confirmed intra-household cases.

Although the events dropped to four and the focal points to 109 in the territory, the epidemiological situation is very complicated due to the dispersion and transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

In May, the province reported 1,126 positives, including 802 autochthonous cases and 324 imported, which represents the highest number of people affected by COVID-19 in the province since the beginning of the pandemic.

The health authorities insist on the obligations to comply with prevention and control measures such as the correct use of the face mask, the physical distancing in crowds, the frequent hand washing and the use of the sanitary filter in homes.