Cuba recorded an anti-record for the number of cases of COVID-19 in March

"March ended with a record number of cases since the beginning of (pandemic -

) COVID-19," the Cuban leader wrote on Twitter.

He called for the continued strict implementation of sanitary security measures: respect for social distancing, personal hygiene rules and the use of masks.

At the same time, Diaz-Canel noted the success of the vaccination campaign for the island's population.

"44,010 volunteers in the third phase of clinical trials (national vaccine against coronavirus - 

) Soberana 02 in the capital of the country have already received the first vaccination," said the Cuban leader.

As TASS clarifies, on March 31, 1,051 cases of coronavirus infection were registered in Cuba, which was the highest daily rate for the republic since the beginning of the pandemic.

The total number of infected has reached 75,263.

Earlier it became known that Cuba plans to start mass vaccination of the population against coronavirus in June.