HAVANA, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Cuba registered 479 COVID-19 infections and no deaths in the last day, which brought the caseload to 1,099,042 and kept the death toll at 8,519, the Ministry of Public Health said Friday.

       In its daily report, the ministry said there were 1,951 active cases in the country, the lowest figure in recent weeks.

       The province of Camaguey again recorded the highest number of new daily infections with 89, followed by Havana with 50, and Villa Clara with 41.

       Some 9.9 million of Cuba's 11.2 million residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 so far, while over 6.4 million have received a booster dose.