According to Coronavirus Bulletin #38 of the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 6,135 confirmed cases, 209 new cases and 278 deaths. There are 1,121 patients hospitalized. In the previous report (#37), the number of persons in intensive care units was 136. Report #38 does not indicate the updated number.
Bulletin #38 carries statistics up to 25 April 2020 at 6pm. The tally includes only the results from 22,498 PCR diagnostic tests. The results from rapid response blood antibody tests are not included in the statistical report, nor those diagnosed by tomography or other ways. The Dominican Republic has a population of more than 10 million people.
As of Friday, 24 April 2020 at 6pm, the most confirmed PCR cases continue to be reported 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 (54), Santo Domingo province (52), Duarte (25), Sánchez Ramírez / Cotuí (25), Santiago (11), Monseñor Nouel (9), San Cristóbal (9), La Vega (5), Valverde (5), Hermanas Mirabal (2), La Romana (2) and Monte Plata (2). In the other 20 provinces, 1 or no cases are reported.
According to Bulletin #38, the evolution of the health crisis nationwide is:
National District: 1,545 cases, 54 new cases, 37 deaths
Santo Domingo province: 1,135 cases, 52 new cases, 40 deaths, including 1 new death
Santiago: 765 cases, 11 new cases, 44 deaths
Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 587 cases, 25 new cases, 76 deaths, including 1 new death
La Vega: 427 cases, 5 new cases, 7 deaths
Puerto Plata: 193 cases, 1 new case, 13 deaths, including two new cases
Espaillat (Moca, Gaspar Hernández): 186 cases, 5 deaths
Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 173 cases, 9 new cases, 3 deaths
Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo: 150 cases, 5 new cases, 11 deaths
San Cristóbal: 156 cases, 9 new cases, 6 deaths, including 1 new death
Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 164 cases, 25 new cases, 6 deaths
La Altagracia (Higuey, Veron, Punta Cana): 110 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
La Romana: 107 cases, 2 new cases, 2 deaths
María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua: 82 cases, 3 deaths
San Pedro de Macorís: 58 cases, 1 new case, 7 deaths
San Juan de la Maguana: 44 cases, 3 deaths
Peravia: 40 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
Barahona: 35 cases, 1 death
Valverde: 37 cases, 5 new cases, 2 deaths
Azua: 31 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
Santiago Rodríguez: 25 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
Samaná: 21 cases, 1 death
Montecristi: 13 cases
Monte Plata: 15 cases, 2 new cases, 3 deaths
Hato Mayor: 12 cases, 2 deaths
Baoruco: 4 cases
El Seibo: 5 cases, 1 new case
San José de Ocoa: 5 cases, 1 new case, 2 deaths
Pedernales: 3 cases
Dajabón: 3 cases
Independencia: 1 case
Elías Piña: 1 case
Haiti reports 74 confirmed cases and 6 deaths as of 25 April 2020.
See the epidemiological bulletins at:
Coronavirus RD
John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
27 April 2020