According to Coronavirus Bulletin #42 of the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 6,972 confirmed cases, 320 new cases and 301 deaths. There are 1,220 patients are hospitalized, including 135 in intensive care units.
Bulletin #42 carries statistics up to 29 April 2020 at 6pm. The tally includes only the results from 26,981 PCR diagnostic tests. The results from rapid response blood antibody tests are not included in the statistical report, nor those diagnosed by tomography or other ways. The Dominican Republic has a population of more than 10 million people.
As of Wednesday, 29 April 2020 at 6pm, the most confirmed PCR cases continue to be reported in the National District and Santo Domingo Province (Greater Santo Domingo), Santiago, Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís), La Vega, Puerto Plata, Espaillat (Moca), San Cristóbal, Monseñor Nouel (Bonao) and Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí).
The largest increase in cases were reported for Santo Domingo province (108), National District (94), San Cristóbal (21), Santiago (15), La Vega (13), Duarte (13), Puerto Plata (11), La Romana (9), Santiago Rodríguez (7), Azua (6), Espaillat / Moca (4), Monseñor Nouel (4), María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua (4), Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo (3), La Altagracia (3), San Pedro de Macorís (2). In the other 16 provinces, 1 or no new cases are reported.
According to Bulletin #42, the evolution of the health crisis nationwide is:
National District: 1,728 cases, 94 new cases, 40 deaths
Santo Domingo province: 1,359 cases, 108 new cases, 46 deaths, including 2 new deaths
Santiago: 831 cases, 15 new cases, 48 deaths, including 1 new death
Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 630 cases, 13 new cases, 76 deaths
La Vega: 501 cases, 13 new cases, 7 deaths
Puerto Plata: 224 cases, 11 new cases, 13 deaths
Espaillat (Moca, Gaspar Hernández): 209 cases, 4 new cases, 6 deaths, including 1 new death
San Cristóbal: 206 cases, 11 new cases, 8 deaths
Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo: 186 cases, 4 new cases, 13 deaths, including 1 new death
Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 182 cases, 6 new cases, 4 deaths
Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 167 cases, 1 new case, 6 deaths
La Romana: 144 cases, 9 new cases, 2 deaths
La Altagracia (Higuey, Verón, Punta Cana): 119 cases, 3 new cases, 1 death
María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua: 90 cases, 4 new cases, 3 deaths
San Juan de la Maguana: 66 cases, 3 deaths
San Pedro de Macorís: 64 cases, 2 new cases, 9 deaths, 1 new death
Peravia: 50 cases, a new case, 1 death
Azua: 44 cases, 7 new cases, 2 deaths
Barahona: 37 cases, 1 death
Valverde: 37 cases, 2 deaths
Santiago Rodríguez: 32 cases, 7 new cases, 1 death
Samaná: 24 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
Montecristi: 17 cases
Monte Plata: 16 cases, 4 deaths
Hato Mayor: 12 cases, 2 deaths
San José de Ocoa: 6 cases, 2 deaths
Baoruco: 5 cases
El Seibo: 5 cases
Pedernales: 3 cases
Dajabón: 3 cases
Elías Piña: 2 cases
Independencia: 1 case
Haiti reports 76 confirmed cases and 7 deaths as of 27 April 2020.
See the epidemiological bulletins at:
Ministry of Public Health
John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
1 May 2020