The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #235 reports 421 new PCR confirmed cases. There is a breach of the downward trend in the positivity rate. The government says it is picking up the systematic intervention pace to isolate those infected before spreading the disease in their community.
Labs carried out 2,947 first PCR tests and sent in results in time for the deadline of Bulletin #235. The 14-day average is down to 3,934 tests. The Ministry of Public Health Covid-19 team says there is less demand for tests. The government has made available more fixed stations for testing and expanded services at public hospitals to catch the disease early and isolate sick people. Yet, the Ministry complains people are not showing up to test themselves early. The 4-week positivity rate continues below 10%.
The 24-hour positivity rate rose to 14.29%, when the 4-week positivity rate is at 9.97%. The number of active cases is now at 19,953, showing a new trend for increasing of cases.
The country continues under the declaration of a National State of Emergency at least through 1 December 2020. The Ministry of Public Health is concerned that home and friends’ gatherings and increased mobility can lead to the same virus flare-ups that have affected other countries worldwide, mainly due to pandemic fatigue. There continue to be sporadic spikes in Greater Santo Domingo and the provinces. This situation is why the Ministry of Public Health continues to recommend keeping curfew and preventive measures. The curfew is in effect through 11 November 2020, from 9pm to 5am Monday to Friday, and 7pm to 5am on Saturdays and Sundays. The curfew is expected to be extended. President Luis Abinader himself said recently that the concern is that relaxing measures could lead to the surges in cases seen abroad.
As per Bulletin #235, with the deadline of 8 November 2020, the Ministry of Public Health has registered 130,603 confirmed cases since the first case on 1 March 2020. Partial curfew has been in place since 18 March 2020.
The number of deaths is 2,267, including two deaths recorded and one in the past 24 hours.
In a population of more than 10 million, the fatality rate is 1.74% over the past four weeks. The fatality rate per 1M inhabitants is 216.97. The Ministry of Public Health reports that the average 1M inhabitants’ fatality rate for the Americas is 635.
Worldometer lists the 1M deaths per inhabitant rate for the Dominican Republic at 208. According to the 1M deaths statistics, less people have died of Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic than in Spain at 830, Brazil at 762, Argentina 740, the United States at 735, the United Kingdom at 721, Italy 691, Colombia 642, France 619 and Canada 279, all major markets for Dominican tourism.
The Ministry of Public Health report #235 keeps the trend for more demand for ICU units. 20% of Covid-19 hospital beds are occupied (653 of 3,250 total available). 35% of the intensive care units for Covid-19 are taken (182 of 523 beds).
The past 14 days bulletin results are:
Bulletin #235: 130,603 confirmed cases, 421 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 2 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, one having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.74%, fatality rate per 1M is 216.97.
Bulletin #234: 130,182 confirmed cases, 537 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 2 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, one having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.74%, fatality rate per 1M is 216.78.
Bulletin #233: 129,645 confirmed cases, 345 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 2 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, two having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.75%, fatality rate per 1M is 216.59.
Bulletin #232: 129,300 confirmed cases, 476 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 1 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, one having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.75%, fatality rate per 1M is 216.39.
Bulletin #231: 128, 824 confirmed cases, 546 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 3 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, none having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.76%, fatality rate per 1M is 216.30.
Bulletin #230: 128, 278 confirmed cases, 430 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 5 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, two having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.76%, fatality rate per 1M is 216.01.
Bulletin #229: 127,848 confirmed cases, 257 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 2 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, none having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.76%, fatality rate per 1M is 215.53.
Bulletin #228: 127,591 confirmed cases, 259 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 1 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, none having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.76%, fatality rate per 1M is 215.34.
Bulletin #227: 127,332 confirmed cases, 314 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 4 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, one having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.77%, fatality rate per 1M is 215.25.
Bulletin #226: 127,018 confirmed cases, 686 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 9 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, one having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.77%, fatality rate per 1M is 214.86.
Bulletin #225: 126,332 confirmed cases, 419 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 2 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, two having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.77%, fatality rate per 1M is 214.
Bulletin #224: 125,913 confirmed cases, 343 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 2 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, none having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.77%, fatality rate per 1M is 213.81
Bulletin #223: 125,570 confirmed cases, 562 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 6 deaths are reported in the past 24 hours, two having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.78%, fatality rate per 1M is 213.62
Bulletin #222: 125,008 confirmed cases, 165 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 1 death was reported in the past 24 hours, none having occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.78%, fatality rate per 1M is 213.04
As of 8 November at 6pm, the deadline for Bulletin #235, the most confirmed cases were reported for the National District (33,988) and the Santo Domingo province (26,270). The numbers account for 46% of the 130,603 confirmed cases nationwide.
Other provinces with more than 500 confirmed cases are: Santiago (14,326), La Vega (4,880), La Altagracia (4,839), San Cristobal (4,782), Puerto Plata (3,384), Duarte (3,354), La Romana (3,265), Espaillat (2,692), San Juan de la Maguana (2,272), Barahona (2,068), Azua (2,045), Sánchez Ramírez (1,970), Monseñor Nouel (1,751), San Pedro de Macoris (1,740), Peravia (1,342), Maria Trinidad Sanchez (1,234), Baoruco (965), Hermanas Mirabal (961), Valverde (954), Independencia (677), Santiago Rodriguez (642), Monte Plata (576), Pedernales (556), San José de Ocoa (548), El Seibo (546) and Samaná (541).
The Ministry indicates that the newest allocated cases (more than 9) reported for the Sunday, 8 November update deadline are: National District (121), Santo Domingo (105), Santiago (48), Dajabón (23), Duarte (20), La Vega (19), Peravia (17), Espaillat (14) and La Altagracia (11).
Haiti reports 9,127 confirmed cases and 232 deaths, for the 8 November 2020 deadline. The number of deaths for Haiti has not changed in days. This is likely to reflect delays in Haitian government reporting.
In the Americas, the Dominican Republic is now ranked 12th in confirmed cases after the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Canada, Ecuador, Bolivia and Panama.
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9 November 2020