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Cuba’s Ministry of Public Health announced today that the recent outbreak of cholera in eastern part of the island is now over, after having registered a total of 417 cases, including three deaths.

Tropical Storm Isaac gained a little in organization and strength last night as it churns on a northwest track in the direction of New Orleans or further east on the Gulf Coast. Back in Cuba, rains persist in a large part of the country. No serious damage to infrastructure or loss of life has been reported.

Tropical Storm Isaac swept over eastern Cuba Sunday, bringing heavy rains and strong winds a day after hitting Haiti. It was expected to next head towards the Florida Keys.

The center of Tropical Storm Isaac left Cuban territory near Guardalavaca, Holguin at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon with no loss of life or serious injuries reported thus far. At 8:00 p.m. Isaac was located by the National Hurricane Center at 80 miles (130 km) east-northeast of Camaguey.

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After exiting Haiti, Tropical Storm Isaac will move near or over Eastern Cuba on Saturday, it is expected to skirt the north coastline later today and then approach the Florida Keys, probably with hurricane strength on Sunday.

The winds of Tropical Storm Isaac have increased to 70 mph as it readies for a landfall in Haiti in the coming hours, before continuing on to eastern Cuba. At 11:00 p.m. the center was located by the National Hurricane Center at 65 miles south-southwest of Port Au Prince, Haiti and 245 miles southeast of Guantanamo, Cuba.

A political opposition group, the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation, reported on Thursday that dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer was arrested at his home in Santiago de Cuba.