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Dominican Republic – Coronavirus Covid-19: Bulletin #32/19 April 2020

According to Coronavirus Bulletin #32 of the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 4,964 confirmed cases, 284 new cases and 235 deaths, up from nine the previous day. There are 946 patients hospitalized.

Bulletin #32 carries statistics up to 19 April 2020 at 6pm. The tally includes the results from 16,682 PCR diagnostic tests. The results from rapid response blood antibody tests are not included in the statistical report. The Dominican Republic has a population of more than 10 million people.

As of Saturday, 19 April, the most confirmed PCR cases are in the National District and Santo Domingo Province (Greater Santo Domingo), Santiago, Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís), La Vega, Puerto Plata, Espaillat (Moca) and Monseñor Nouel (Bonao).

The largest increase in cases were reported for the National District (83), Santo Domingo province (64), Santiago (41), Duarte (25), La Vega (21), Puerto Plata (14), Monseñor Nouel (9), María Trinidad Sánchez (4), San Juan de la Maguana (6) and Sánchez Ramírez (4), La Altagracia (3), La Romana (3). In the other 20 provinces, 1 or no cases are reported.

According to Bulletin #32, the evolution of the health crisis nationwide is:

National District: 1,281 cases, 83 new cases, 32 deaths, including two new deaths

Santo Domingo province: 871 cases, 64 new cases, 35 deaths, including 1 new death

Santiago: 635 cases, 41 new cases, 33 deaths, including 5 new deaths, including 5 new deaths

Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 486 cases, 25 new cases, 68 deaths

La Vega: 351 cases, 21 new cases, 7 deaths

Puerto Plata: 157 cases, 14 new cases, 9 deaths

Espaillat (Moca, Gaspar Hernández): 138 cases, 1 new case, 4 deaths

Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 142 cases, 9 new cases, 3 deaths

San Cristóbal: 115 cases, 1 new case, 3 deaths

La Altagracia (Higuey, Veron, Punta Cana): 93 cases, 3 new cases, 1 death

Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo: 121 cases, 9 deaths

La Romana: 92 cases, 3 new cases, 2 deaths

Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 122 cases, 4 new cases, 5 deaths

María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua: 68 cases, 4 new cases, 3 deaths

San Pedro de Macorís: 54 cases, 1 new cases, 7 deaths

Valverde: 28 cases, 1 death

Peravia: 35 cases, 1 new cases, 1 death

San Juan de la Maguana: 38 cases, 6 new cases, 3 deaths

Azua: 23 cases, 1 new case, 1 death

Barahona: 25 cases, 1 death

Samaná: 19 cases, 1 death

Montecristi: 16 cases, 1 new case

Santiago Rodríguez: 17 cases, 1 new case

Hato Mayor: 9 cases, 1 death

Monte Plata: 11 cases, 3 deaths

Pedernales: 3 cases

El Seibo: 4 cases

San José de Ocoa: 4 case, 2 deaths

Dajabón: 1 case

Independencia: 1 case

Baoruco: 4 cases

Elías Piña remains the only province with no reported cases of Covid-19 as of 19 April 2020 at 6pm, as reported in Bulletin #32.

Haiti reports 47 confirmed cases and 3 deaths as of 18 April 2020.

See the epidemiological bulletins at:
Coronavirusrd
John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

21 April 2020