Total number of US victims in Cuba attacks rises to 24
By JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press
Oct 21, 2017 7:04 AM CDT
This image provided by Chris Allen shows the view in Havana, Cuba, from his hotel room - room 1414 - at Hotel Capri in April 2014. Allen’s phone started buzzing as word broke of invisible attacks hitting a U.S. government worker at Havana’s Hotel Capri. Allen’s friends and family had heard an eerily...   (Associated Press)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States says two more government workers are confirmed victims in the unexplained Cuba attacks.

The State Department is increasing the official tally from 22 to 24. But State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert says the new victims "do not reflect new attacks." She says the additional victims were confirmed following medical evaluations of workers attacked earlier in the year.

Nauert says the most recent attack is still believed to have been near the end of August. A U.S. official told The Associated Press previously that attack occurred Aug. 21. The official wasn't authorized to disclose the exact date and requested anonymity.

The State Department says it can't rule out "additional new cases."

The attacks started last year and affected American diplomats, intelligence officials and their spouses in Havana.