The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate is at 1.58%, with the 24-hour positivity rate at 13.85%, as per Covid-19 Bulletin #972 dated 15 November 2022.
The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #972 was 87, up from 57 on the previous day. The number of Covid-19 cases has been rising slightly. The seven-day average (confirmed lab-reported cases) is up to 48 from 41. The number of active cases is at 441, up from 345. The seven-day active case average is up to 327 from 298.
Except in hospitals, every day less people wear facial masks in the Dominican Republic. Nevertheless, in recent days, given the impact of seasonal influenza, more people are again using face masks as a preventive measure.
As per Bulletin #972, with the deadline of 15 November 2022, the Ministry of Public Health has registered 648,134 PCR or antigen-confirmed cases since the first case on 1 March 2020.
As of the 15 November 2022 deadline, 4,384 persons are reported to have died of the disease in the Dominican Republic, a nation of more than 10.8 million adults since March 2020. The 1M/death rate is at 395 compared to the 2,758.40 average for the Americas region. The fatality rate in the DR is at 0.68%. The fatality rate per 1M inhabitants is 419.58.
As per the 15 November 2022 deadline, the cases continue to be concentrated in Greater Santo Domingo, the larger cities. There were 43 registered cases in the National District, 25 in Santo Domingo province, 6 in Santiago, 4 in La Altagracia, 3 in San Pedro de Macorís and Espaillat, 2 in Independencia, and 1 in Dajabon, La Romana, La Vega, Pedernales, Puerto Plata, San Cristobal, and San Juan de la Maguana. There were no registered cases in the other provinces.
The Ministry of Public Health says people in the Dominican Republic should continue hygiene measures to avoid falling ill the new Covid-19 variants, but more so with seasonal influenza and dengue, respiratory syncytial virus. The government has made available hundreds of thousands of free flu vaccines at regular vaccination stations nationwide.
16 November 2022