According to Coronavirus Bulletin #27 of the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 3,614 confirmed cases, 328 new cases and 189 deaths. Some 11,741 PCR diagnostic tests are accounted for in the official statistical bulletin that covers up to 14 April 2020 at 6pm. The results from rapid response blood antibody tests are not included. The Dominican Republic has a population of more than 10 million people.
The most confirmed PCR cases are in the National District and Santo Domingo Province (Greater Santo Domingo), Santiago, Duarte, La Vega and Puerto Plata provinces.
As of 14 April at 6pm, the largest increase in cases were reported for the Santo Domingo province (57), the National District (44), Duarte (35), Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo (25), San Cristóbal (24), Santiago (24), Sánchez Ramírez (15), La Vega (13), La Altagracia / Higuey/ Verón / Punta Cana (12), Monseñor Nouel / Bonao (11), San Pedro de Macorís (11), María Trinidad Sánchez (9), Puerto Plata (9), Valverde (9), Santiago Rodríguez (6), and Azua (5). There were 2 or fewer new cases reported in 15 of 32 provinces.
According to Bulletin #27, the evolution of the health crisis nationwide is:
National District: 1,001 cases, 44 new cases, 22 deaths
Santo Domingo province: 564 cases, 18 new cases, 30 deaths, including 1 new death
Santiago: 439 cases, 36 new cases, 14 deaths
Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 350 cases, 35 new cases, 63 deaths, including 2 new deaths
La Vega: 209 cases, 9 new cases, 6 deaths
Puerto Plata: 93 cases, 6 new cases, 8 deaths
Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 86 cases, 7 new cases, 3 deaths
Espaillat (Moca, Gaspar Hernández): 83 cases, 1 new case, 4 deaths, including 1 new death
La Altagracia (Higuey, Veron, Punta Cana): 82 cases, 12 new cases, 1 death
San Cristóbal: 66 cases, 5 new cases, 2 deaths
La Romana: 73 cases, 11 new cases, 1 death
Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 73 cases, 15 new cases, 5 deaths
Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo: 83 cases, 25 new cases, 9 deaths
San Pedro de Macorís: 38 cases, 7 deaths
María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua: 39 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
San Juan de la Maguana: 20 cases, 3 deaths
Peravia: 25 cases, 1 death
Valverde: 18 cases
Barahona: 15 cases
Samaná: 15 cases, 1 death
Azua: 20 cases, 5 new cases, 1 death
Montecristi: 11 cases, 2 new cases
Santiago Rodríguez: 14 cases, 6 new cases
Hato Mayor: 8 cases, 1 death
Monte Plata: 7 cases, 2 deaths
Pedernales: 3 cases
El Seibo: 3 cases
Dajabón: 1 case
Independencia: 1 case
Baoruco: 1 case
San José de Ocoa: 2 case, 1 death
Elías Piña remains the only province with no reported cases of Covid-19 as of 14 April 2020 at 6pm, as reported in Bulletin #27.
Haiti reports 40 confirmed cases and 3 deaths as of 14 April 2020.
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16 April 2020