According to Coronavirus Bulletin #91 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 24,645 confirmed cases, 540 new confirmed cases from 117,119 PCR diagnostic tests. The tally of deaths is 635, including 2 new registered deaths.
As of Bulletin #91, 2,743 patients are hospitalized up from 2,687 patients the previous day. Of these, 162 patients are in intensive care units, up from 137 the previous day. The number of coronavirus-related deaths is on average 8.5 over the past 14 days. The fatality rate (the number of reported deaths per number of confirmed cases) for Bulletin #91 is 2.58%, 0.05% lower than the previous day.
Previous bulletin results have been:
Bulletin #90: 24,105 confirmed cases, 419 new cases, 633 deaths, 114,535 PCR tests, new deaths 18
Bulletin #89: 23,686 confirmed cases, 415 new cases, 615 deaths, 112,603 PCR tests, new deaths, 10
Bulletin #88: 23,271 confirmed cases, 309 new cases, 605 deaths, 110,781 PCR tests, new deaths 28
Bulletin #87: 22,962 confirmed cases, 390 new cases, 592 deaths, 109,022 PCR tests, new deaths 15
Bulletin #86: 22,572 confirmed cases, 564 new cases, 577 deaths, 107,175 PCR tests, new deaths 9
Bulletin #85: 22,008 confirmed cases, 571 new cases, 568 deaths, 105,016 PCR tests, new deaths 7
Bulletin #84: 21,437 confirmed cases, 629 new cases, 561 deaths, 102,500 PCR tests, new deaths 6
Bulletin #83: 20,808 confirmed cases, 393 new cases, 550 deaths, 100,035 PCR tests, new deaths 11
Bulletin #82: 20,415 confirmed cases, 289 new cases, 544 deaths, 98,100 PCR tests, new deaths 5
Bulletin #81: 20,126 confirmed cases, 526 new cases, 539 deaths, 97,040 PCR tests, new deaths 1
Bulletin #80: 19,600 confirmed cases, 405 new cases, 538 deaths, 94,511 PCR tests, new deaths 13
Bulletin #79: 19,195 confirmed cases, 487 new cases, 536 deaths, 92,220 PCR tests, new deaths 5
Bulletin #78: 18,708 confirmed cases, 389 new cases, 525 deaths, 90,141 PCR tests, new deaths 4
Bulletin #77: 18,319 confirmed cases, 279 new cases, 520 deaths, 88,056 PCR tests, new deaths 1
Bulletin #76: 18,040 confirmed cases, 288 new cases, 516 deaths, 86,285 PCR tests, new deaths 13
Bulletin #75: 17,752 confirmed cases, 180 new cases, 515 deaths, 84,638 PCR tests, new deaths 0
Bulletin #74: 17,572 confirmed cases, 287 new cases, 502 deaths, 83,444 PCR tests, new deaths 4
Bulletin #73: 17,285 confirmed cases, 377 new cases, 502 deaths, 81,647 PCR tests, new deaths 10
Bulletin #72: 16,908 confirmed cases, 377 new cases, 498 deaths, 79,172 PCR tests, new deaths 3
Bulletin #71: 16,531 confirmed cases, 463 new cases, 488 deaths, 76,930 PCR tests, new deaths 11
Bulletin #70: 16,068 confirmed cases, 345 new cases, 485 deaths, 74,612 PCR tests, new deaths 6
The average per day of PCR diagnostic tests for the past 14 days is 2,080. The numbers of diagnostic tests carried out over the past 14 days [the difference between the PCR tests reported in the past bulletin] are: 2,584 (Bulletin #91), 1,932 (Bulletin (#90), 1,822 (Bulletin #89), 1,759 (Bulletin #88), 1,847 (Bulletin #87), 2,159 (Bulletin #86), 2,516 (Bulletin #85), 2,465 (Bulletin #84), 1,935 (Bulletin #83), 1,060 (Bulletin #82), 2,529 (Bulletin #81), 2,351 (Bulletin #80), 2,079 (Bulletin #79), 2,085 (Bulletin #78), 1,771 (Bulletin #77).
The statistical reports do not include rapid response blood antibody tests or patients diagnosed with tomography or other means. The Dominican Republic has a population of more than 10 million people.
As of Wedneday, 17 June 2020 at 4pm, the most confirmed cases continue to be reported in urban areas. Greater Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo province and the National District) has 54% of the 24,645 total confirmed cases. Santiago, San Cristobal, La Vega, Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís), Espaillat, La Romana, La Altagracia (Higuey, Verón, Punta Cana), Puerto Plata, Azua, Monseñor Nouel (Bonao), Barahona, Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí) and Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo) are provinces that have 200 or more cases.
The most new cases or recently allocated cases are reported for the 16 June deadline are: Santo Domingo province (244), National District (161), San Cristóbal (23), San Juan de la Maguana (23), La Romana (16), La Vega (15), Santiago (11), La Altagracia (9), Azua (8), Peravia (7), San Pedro de Macoris (6), María Trinidad Sánchez (5), Montecristi (3), Duarte (3), Dajabón (2) and Monseñor Nouel (2). . The Ministry of Public Health reports one or no confirmed cases in 16 of 31 provinces and the National District.
According to Bulletin #91, the evolution of the health crisis nationwide is:
Santo Domingo province: 7,208 cases, 24 new cases, 127 deaths, including 1 new death
National District: 6,223 cases, 161 new cases, 108 deaths
San Cristóbal: 1,497 cases, 23 new cases, 30 deaths
La Vega: 1,098 cases, 15 new cases, 32 deaths
Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 825 cases, 3 new cases, 86 deaths
Espaillat (Moca, Gaspar Hernández): 649 cases, 9 deaths
La Romana: 638 cases, 16 new cases, 10 deaths
La Altagracia (Higuey, Verón, Punta Cana): 588 cases, 9 new cases, 2 deaths
Azua: 485 cases, 8 new cases, 10 deaths
Puerto Plata: 417 cases, 1 new cases, 32 deaths
Barahona: 379 cases, 6 deaths
Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 368 cases, 2 new cases, 6 deaths
Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 269cases, 1 new case, 9 deaths
Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo: 252 cases, 1 new case, 17 deaths
San Juan de la Maguana: 213 cases, 23 new cases, 7 deaths
San Pedro de Macorís: 190 cases, 6 new cases, 14 deaths
Valverde: 171 cases, 10 deaths
María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua: 171 cases, 5 new cases, 4 deaths
Peravia: 142 cases, 7 new cases, 6 deaths
Santiago Rodríguez: 61 cases, 1 new case, 4 deaths
Samaná: 58 cases, 1 death
Monte Plata: 51 cases, 7 deaths
San José de Ocoa: 48 cases, 2 deaths
Independencia: 46 cases, 1 death
Pedernales: 39 cases
Montecristi: 38 cases, 3 new cases, 1 death
El Seibo: 35 cases
Elías Piña: 20 cases, 1 death
Hato Mayor: 18 cases, 2 deaths
Baoruco: 16 cases, 1 death
Dajabón: 14 cases, 2 new cases
Haiti reports 4,688 confirmed cases and 82 deaths, including 2 new deaths, as of 17 June 2020.
In the Americas, the Dominican Republic is ranked 10th in confirmed cases after the United States, Brazil, Peru, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, and Argentina.
See the Ministry of Public Health epidemiological bulletins
Read more statistical analysis at:
John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
University of Washington Health Data
University of Oxford Covid Tracker
Worldometer
18 June 2020