The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate continues to drop and now is at 1.41%, with the 24-hour positivity at 1.43% as of Covid-19 Bulletin #942 dated 16 October 2022.
The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #942 was 12, down from 17 on the previous day. The seven-day average (confirmed lab-reported cases) is at 28, and the downward trend continues. The number of active cases is now at 233, down from the previous day. The seven-day active case average is 264.
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 resorting back to their face masks as a preventive measure.
As per Bulletin #942, with the deadline of 16 October 2022, the Ministry of Public Health has registered 647,234 PCR or antigen-confirmed cases since...
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