On January 11th and 12th 2010, at least 26 patients died of hypothermia at Havana’s Psychiatric Hospital, known as “Mazorra” during a cold spell (of temperatures as low as 38.6° F). The hospital had missing windows while the patients –around 2,500– were severely malnourished and had no blankets. The government confirmed 26 deaths, but many patients were hospitalized in critical condition and it is not known if any died; a security operative was mounted and workers were instructed to stay silent.
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