According to Coronavirus Bulletin #103 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 32,568 confirmed cases, 752 new confirmed cases from 150,919 PCR diagnostic tests. The number of PCR cases for the bulletin is 2,711.
The tally of deaths is now 747, including 14 new registered deaths.
As of Bulletin #103, 3,241 patients are hospitalized. Of these, 207 patients are in intensive care units. The fatality rate, the number of reported deaths per number of confirmed cases continues to decline. It is now at 2.29%. Positivity rate over the past 4 weeks is 21.48%.
Previous bulletin results have been:
Bulletin #102: 31,816 confirmed cases, 443 new cases, 733 deaths, new reported deaths 7
Bulletin #101: 31,373 confirmed cases, 754 new cases, 726 deaths, new reported deaths 8
Bulletin #100: 30,619 confirmed cases, 855 new cases, 718 deaths, new reported deaths 6
Bulletin #99: 29,764 confirmed cases, 623 new cases, 712 deaths, new reported deaths 14
Bulletin #98: 29,141 confirmed cases, 510 new cases, 698 deaths, new reported deaths 7
Bulletin #97: 28,631 confirmed cases, 695 new cases, 691 deaths, new reported deaths 16
Bulletin #96: 27,936 confirmed cases, 566 new cases, 675
deaths, 130,745 PCR tests, new reported deaths 6
Bulletin #95: 27,370 confirmed cases, 693 new cases, 669
deaths, 128,775 PCR tests, new reported deaths 7
Bulletin #94: 26,677 confirmed cases, 899 new cases, 662
deaths, 125,868 PCR tests, new reported deaths 7
Bulletin #93: 25,778 confirmed cases, 710 new cases, 655
deaths, 122,646 PCR tests, new reported deaths 8
Bulletin #92: 25,068 confirmed cases, 423 new cases, 647
deaths, 119,319 PCR tests, new reported deaths 12
Bulletin #91: 24,645 confirmed cases, 540 new cases, 635
deaths, 117,119 PCR tests, new reported deaths 2
Bulletin #90: 24,105 confirmed cases, 419 new cases, 633
deaths, 114,535 PCR tests, new reported deaths 18
Bulletin #89: 23,686 confirmed cases, 415 new cases, 615
deaths, 112,603 PCR tests, new reported deaths 10
The average testing over the past 14 days has risen to 2,867 PCR tests. The numbers of diagnostic tests carried out over the past 14 days [the difference between the PCR tests reported in the past bulletin] are: 2,711 (Bulletin #103), 2,148 (Bulletin #102), 3,720 (Bulletin #101), 3,642 (Bulletin #100), 2,729 (Bulletin #99), 2,251 (Bulletin #98), 2,973 (Bulletin #97), 1,970 (Bulletin #96), 2,907 (Bulletin #95), 3,222 (Bulletin #94), 3,327 (Bulletin #93), 2,200 (Bulletin #92), 2,584 (Bulletin #91), 1,932 (Bulletin (#90), 1,822 (Bulletin #89), 1,759 (Bulletin #88), 1,847 (Bulletin #87).
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 Monday, 29 June 2020 at 4pm, the most confirmed cases continue to be reported in urban areas where most of the tests are carried out. Greater Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo province and the National District) has 55.4%, the result of 18,057 confirmed cases and 32,568 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), Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo), San Juan de la Maguana, San Pedro de Macoris, María Trinidad Sánchez,. Valverde and Peravia are provinces that have 200 or more cases.
The most new cases or recently allocated cases are reported for the 29 June deadline are: Santo Domingo province (134), National District (86), Barahona (43), Santiago (37), La Altagracia (27), San Cristóbal (19), La Romana (15), La Vega (9), Puerto Plata (9), San Pedro de Macoris (9), Monseñor Nouel (8), San Juan de la Maguana (8), Sánchez Ramírez (7), Peravia (6), Montecristi (5), Azua (4), María Trinidad Sánchez (3), Valverde (2), Duarte (2) and Elías Piña (2). The Ministry of Public Health reports one or no confirmed cases in 12 of 31 provinces and the National District. The number of recorded cases is dependent on the availability of PCR tests that continue to be scarce, especially in the provinces where test waiting lists are long.
According to Bulletin #103, the evolution of the health crisis nationwide is:
Santo Domingo province: 9,650 cases, 202 new cases, 172deaths, 5 new deaths
National District: 8,407 cases, 231 new cases, 133 deaths, 4 new deaths
Santiago: 2,320 cases, 71 new cases, 103 deaths, 3 new deaths
San Cristóbal: 1,895 cases, 32 new cases, 31 deaths
La Vega: 1,304 cases, 7 new cases, 35 deaths
Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 884 cases, 8 new cases, 87 deaths
La Romana: 848 cases, 14 new cases, 10 deaths
La Altagracia (Higuey, Verón, Punta Cana): 796 cases, 8 new cases, 2 deaths
Espaillat (Moca, Gaspar Hernández): 749 cases, 4 new cases, 14 deaths
Azua: 627 cases, 7 new cases, 10 deaths
Barahona: 528 cases, 5 new cases, 8 deaths
Puerto Plata: 518 cases, 39 new cases, 37 deaths
San Juan de la Maguana: 350 cases, 3 new cases, 8 deaths
Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 330 cases, 1 new case, 10 deaths
San Pedro de Macorís: 293 cases, 2 new cases, 14 deaths
Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo: 270 cases, 6 new cases, 18 deaths
María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua: 225 cases, 6 new cases, 4 deaths
Valverde: 211 cases, 2 new cases, 13 deaths
Peravia: 205 cases, 5 new cases, 8 deaths
Santiago Rodríguez: 81 cases, 2 new cases, 4 deaths
Independencia: 70 cases, 1 death
Samaná: 70 cases, 1 death
Elías Piña: 70 cases, 14 new cases, 1 death
San José de Ocoa: 67 cases, 2 deaths
Monte Plata: 65 cases, 5 new cases, 7 deaths
Montecristi: 59 cases, 3 new cases, 2 deaths, 1 new death
Pedernales: 57 cases, 3 new cases
El Seibo: 46 cases
Dajabón: 33 cases, 2 new cases, 2 deaths, 1 new death
Baoruco: 28 cases, 8 new cases, 1 death
Hato Mayor: 23 cases, 1 new case, 2 deaths
Haiti reports 5,933 confirmed cases and 105 deaths, as of 29 June 2020.
In the Americas, the Dominican Republic is ranked 11th in confirmed cases after the United States, Brazil, Peru, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina and Panama.
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1 July 2020