DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

DR1 News is discontinuing its comprehensive updates on Covid-19 now that the 4-week positivity has dropped under 5%. The Ministry of Public Health alerts to a round of influenza making the rounds in the Dominican Republic. The Ministry also

The number of Covid-19 cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #917 dated Wednesday, 21 September 2022 was 115. The seven day average (confirmed lab-reported cases) has dropped to 223, down from 260 on the previous day. The number of active cases is now at 616, down from 1,032 on the previous day, and 866 for the seven-day average.

The 24-hour positivity was 20.83%, down from the day before. The 4-week positivity rate is 4.80% down from 5.06% on the day before.

Except in hospitals, every day less people wear facial masks in the Dominican Republic. Nevertheless, in recent days, given a known common cold that is getting around, more people have been...