DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

[b]The Ministry of Public Health Coronavirus Bulletin #683 with the deadline of 30 January 2022 reports 1,193 new cases, down slightly from the previous day (1,221 cases).[/b] At the same time, the death rate continues to drop and is now at 0.78%, one of the lowest in the Americas.

Ministry of Public Health director of Epidemiology, Dr. Ronald Skewes says the fifth wave with the Omicron variant has leveled off and active cases have been consistently dropping over the past 14 days, despite the gatherings for the Altagracia-Duarte extra-long weekend.

The present trend is one of a significant decline in active cases. The sale of low cost antigen Covid-19 tests in pharmacies (RD$300) is expected to contribute to a further reduction in the spread as people can early on test at home. Tests carried out by the labs dropped to about half after the home kits became available...