Coronavirus Bulletin #20 shows the Dominican Republic with 2,111 confirmed cases, 155 new cases and 108 deaths. The National District leads with the most new cases. Some 6,358 PCR diagnostic tests are accounted for in the official statistical bulletin.
The confirmed cases continue to be concentrated in the National District and Santo Domingo Province (Greater Santo Domingo), Santiago, Duarte and La Vega. Many of the new cases in the National
As of 7 April at 6pm, the largest number of new cases were reported for the National District (39) and Santo Domingo province (34). Next in number of new cases are Santiago (29), Duarte (13), Monseñor Nouel (6), San Cristóbal (6), Sánchez Ramírez / Cotuí (5), Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo (5) and Puerto Plata (4) of 32 provinces and the National District.
According to Bulletin #20 of the Ministry’s Epidemiology Department, the evolution of the health crisis nationwide is:
National District: 762 cases, 39 new cases, 17 deaths, including 2 new deaths
Santo Domingo province: 348 cases, 34 new cases, 16 deaths, including 2 new deaths
Santiago: 274 cases, 29 new cases, 8 deaths
Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 154 cases, 13 new cases, 38 deaths
La Vega: 109 cases, 6 deaths
La Altagracia (Higuey, Veron, Punta Cana): 44 cases, 1 death
Espaillat (Moca, Gaspar Hernández): 55 cases, 9 new cases, 1 death
Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 45 cases, 6 new cases, 3 deaths, including 1 new death
Puerto Plata: 42 cases, 4 new cases
La Romana: 35 cases, 1 death
San Cristóbal: 40 cases, 6 new cases, 1 death
Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 34 cases, 5 new cases, 3 new deaths,
San Pedro de Macorís: 26 cases, 4 deaths
Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo: 28 cases, 5 new cases, 2 deaths
María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua: 20 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
Samaná: 15 cases, 1 death
San Juan de la Maguana: 13 cases, 3 deaths
Barahona: 12 cases
Valverde: 11 cases
Peravia: 12 cases, 2 new cases, 1 death
Azua: 9 cases, 1 new case
Santiago Rodríguez: 5 cases
Hato Mayor: 5 cases, 1 new case
Monte Plata: 4 cases, 1 death
Montecristi: 3 cases
Dajabón: 1 case
Independencia: 1 case
Pedernales: 1 case
El Seibo: 2 cases
Baoruco: 1 case
Provinces with no reported cases of Covid-19 as of 7 April 2020 at 6pm: Elías Piña and San José de Ocoa.
Haiti reports 27 confirmed cases and one death, with 264 PCR diagnostic tests carried out as of 7 April 2020.
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9 April 2020