According to Coronavirus Bulletin #28 of the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 3,614 confirmed cases, 328 new cases and 189 deaths. There are 588 patients hospitalized and 121 in intensive care units. Some 11,741 PCR diagnostic tests are accounted for in the official statistical bulletin that covers up to 15 April 2020 at 6pm. The results from rapid response blood antibody tests are not included yet in the statistical report. The Dominican Republic has a population of more than 10 million people.
The most confirmed PCR cases are in the National District and Santo Domingo Province (Greater Santo Domingo), Santiago, Duarte, La Vega and Puerto Plata provinces.
As of 15 April at 6pm, the largest increase in cases were reported for La Vega (39), Espaillat / Moca (22), Puerto Plata (16), Santiago (13), Santo Domingo province (6), the National District (12), Duarte (5), San Cristóbal (4), La Altagracia / Higuey/ Verón / Punta Cana (4), Barahona (4), La Romana (4), Sánchez Ramírez (3) and Montecristi (3). There were 2 or fewer new cases reported in 19 of 32 provinces.
According to Bulletin #28, the evolution of the health crisis nationwide is:
National District: 1,015 cases, 12 new cases, 25 deaths
Santo Domingo province: 627 cases, 6 new cases, 32 deaths, including 1 new death
Santiago: 476 cases, 13 new cases, 16 deaths
Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 355 cases, 5 new cases, 64 deaths, including 1 new death
La Vega: 261 cases, 39 new cases, 6 deaths
Puerto Plata: 118 cases, 16 new cases, 8 deaths
Espaillat (Moca, Gaspar Hernández): 105 cases, 22 new case, 4 deaths
Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 99 cases, 2 new cases, 3 deaths
San Cristóbal: 94 cases, 4 new cases, 2 deaths
La Altagracia (Higuey, Veron, Punta Cana): 86 cases, 14 new cases, 1 death
Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo: 84 cases, 1 new case, 9 deaths
La Romana: 77 cases, 4 new cases, 2 deaths
Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 76 cases, 3 new cases, 5 deaths
María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua: 49 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
San Pedro de Macorís: 49 cases, 7 deaths
Valverde: 28 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
Peravia: 26 cases, 1 death
San Juan de la Maguana: 21 cases, 3 deaths
Azua: 20 cases, 1 death
Barahona: 19 cases, 4 new cases
Samaná: 15 cases, 1 death
Montecristi: 14 cases, 3 new cases
Santiago Rodríguez: 14 cases
Hato Mayor: 8 cases, 1 death
Monte Plata: 8 cases, 1 new case, 2 deaths
Pedernales: 3 cases
El Seibo: 3 cases
San José de Ocoa: 2 case, 1 death
Dajabón: 1 case
Independencia: 1 case
Baoruco: 1 case
Elías Piña remains the only province with no reported cases of Covid-19 as of 15 April 2020 at 6pm, as reported in Bulletin #28.
Haiti reports 41 confirmed cases and 3 deaths as of 14 April 2020.
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17 April 2020