DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #390 reports 598 new PCR cases for the Monday, 12 April 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 576.

As per Bulletin #390 with the deadline of 12 April 2021, the Ministry of Public Health has registered 258,637 confirmed cases since the first case on 1 March 2020. Labs carried out 3,949 first PCR tests. The number of PCR tests compares with the 14-day average now at 3,350.

The 4-week positivity rate is 10.23%, slightly up from the previous day. The 24-hour positivity for the day is 15.14%, down from the last day.

The number of reported active Covid-cases increased to 38,232, up (+365) from the previous 24 hours. The active cases have been rising as of Bulletin #386. Nevertheless, the numbers have yet to make real the concerns that the...