Cuba's daily Covid-19 infection positivity rate remained steady, with 3,401 cases and five deaths reported, bringing the total number of infections to 1,018,604 and the death toll to 8,358, according to the Ministry of Public Health.

The Ministry reported 16,969 active cases of the disease in its daily report.  The eastern part of the nation remained the epicentre of infections, with the provinces of Las Tunas and Holguin reporting the most cases (457 and 431, respectively), followed by Artemisa (west) with 286.

Cuba's mass vaccination campaign, which has so far vaccinated 9.7 million of the island's 11.2 million population, is continuing, said the Ministry.

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