According to Coronavirus Bulletin #80 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 19,600 confirmed cases, 405 new confirmed cases and 538 deaths, including 2 new deaths in the province of Santo Domingo. 2,093 patients are hospitalized. Of these, 109 patients are in intensive care units. The results are from 94,511 PCR diagnostic tests.
Previous bulletin results have been:
Bulletin #79: 19,195 confirmed cases, 487 new cases, 536 deaths, 92,220 PCR tests
Bulletin #78: 18,708 confirmed cases, 389 new cases, 525 deaths, 90,141 PCR tests
Bulletin #77: 18,319 confirmed cases, 279 new cases, 520 deaths, 88,056 PCR tests
Bulletin #76: 18,040 confirmed cases, 288 new cases, 516 deaths, 86,285 PCR tests
Bulletin #75: 17,752 confirmed cases, 180 new cases, 515 deaths, 84,638 PCR tests
Bulletin #74: 17,572 confirmed cases, 287 new cases, 502 deaths, 83,444 PCR tests
Bulletin #73: 17,285 confirmed cases, 377 new cases, 502 deaths, 81,647 PCR tests
Bulletin #72: 16,908 confirmed cases, 377 new cases, 498 deaths, 79,172 PCR tests
Bulletin #71: 16,531 confirmed cases, 463 new cases, 488 deaths, 76,930 PCR tests
Bulletin #70: 16,068 confirmed cases, 345 new cases, 485 deaths, 74,612 PCR tests
Bulletin #69: 15,723 confirmed cases, 459 new cases, 474 deaths, 73,121 PCR tests
Bulletin #68: 15,264 confirmed cases, 191 new cases, 468 deaths, 70,972 PCR tests
Bulletin #67: 15,073 confirmed cases, 272 new cases, 460 deaths, 69,608 PCR tests
Bulletin #66: 14,801 confirmed cases, 379 new cases, 458 deaths, 67,940 PCR tests
Bulletin #65: 14,422 confirmed cases, 433 new cases, 458 deaths, 65,355 PCR tests
Bulletin #64: 13,989 confirmed cases, 332 new cases, 456 deaths, 63,519 PCR tests
Bulletin #63: 13,657 confirmed tests, 180 new cases, 448 deaths, 61,330 PCR tests
Bulletin #62: 13,477 confirmed tests, 254 new cases, 446 deaths, 59,976 PCR tests
Bulletin #61: 13,223 confirmed tests, 498 new cases, 441 deaths, 58,357 PCR tests
Bulletin #60: 12,725 confirmed tests, 411 new cases, 434 deaths, 55,469 PCR tests
Bulletin #59: 12,314 confirmed tests, 204 new cases, 428 deaths, 53,280 PCR tests
Bulletin #58: 12,110 confirmed tests, 371 new cases, 428 deaths, 52,359 PCR tests
Bulletin #57: 11,739 confirmed tests, 419 new cases, 424 deaths, 50,108 PCR tests
Bulletin #56: 11,320 confirmed tests, 124 new cases, 422 deaths, 47,117 PCR tests
The Pan American Health Organization says that the country needs to continue to show consistency in testing before further easing activity restrictions. In the past month, the country has stepped up the number of diagnostic tests. The average per day of PCR diagnostic tests for the past 14 days is now 2,086. The numbers of diagnostic tests carried out over the past 14 days [the difference between the PCR tests reported in the past bulletin] are: 2,351 (Bulletin #80), 2,079 (Bulletin #79), 2,085 (Bulletin #78), 1,771 (Bulletin #77), 1,647 (Bulletin #76), 1,194 (Bulletin #75), 1,797 (Bulletin #74), 2,275 (Bulletin # 73) 2,242 (Bulletin #72), 3,809 (Bulletin #71), 2,149 (Bulletin #70), 1,364 (Bulletin #69), 1,668 (Bulletin #68), 2,585 (Bulletin #67), 4,025 (Bulletin #66), 1,354 (Bulletin #65), 1,619 (Bulletin #64).
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 Saturday, 6 June 2020 at 6pm, the most confirmed cases continue to be reported in urban areas. Greater Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo province and the National District) has 52.6% of the 19,600 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), Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí) and Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo), Barahona are provinces that have 200 or more cases.
The most new cases reported for the 6 June deadline are: Santo Domingo Province (114), National District (122), San Cristóbal (20), Valverde (18), Azua (17), Espaillat (13), La Altagracia (14), La Romana (10), Puerto Plata (7), Santiago (6), La Vega (5), San Juan de la Maguana (5), María Trinidad Sánchez (4), Santiago Rodríguez (2) and Hato Mayor (2). The Ministry of Public Health reports one or less confirmed cases in 19 of 31 provinces and the National District.
According to Bulletin #80, the evolution of the health crisis nationwide is:
Santo Domingo province: 5,360 cases,186 new cases, 89 deaths, 2 new deaths
National District: 4,956 cases, 122 new cases, 75 deaths
Santiago: 1,544 cases, 6 new cases, 76 deaths
San Cristóbal: 1,182 cases, 20 new cases, 24 deaths
La Vega: 950 cases, 5 new cases, 28 deaths
Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 801 cases, 84 deaths
Espaillat (Moca, Gaspar Hernández): 591 cases, 1 new case, 8 deaths
La Romana: 535 cases, 10 new cases, 10 deaths
La Altagracia (Higuey, Verón, Punta Cana): 462 cases, 14 new cases, 2 deaths
Puerto Plata: 394 cases, 7 new cases, 24 deaths
Azua: 363 cases, 17 new cases, 8 deaths
Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 348 cases, 4 deaths
Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 259 cases, 1 new case, 8 deaths
Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo: 241 cases, 1 new case, 15 deaths
Barahona: 220 cases, 2 deaths
San Juan de la Maguana: 154 cases, 5 new cases, 7 deaths
María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua: 150 cases, 4 new cases, 4 deaths
San Pedro de Macorís: 148 cases, 13 deaths
Valverde: 127 cases, 9 deaths
Peravia: 114 cases, 3 deaths
Santiago Rodríguez: 54 cases, 2 new cases, 4 deaths
Monte Plata: 41 cases, 7 deaths
Samaná: 39 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
San José de Ocoa: 34 cases, 2 deaths
Montecristi: 34 cases, 1 death
El Seibo: 27 cases
Independencia: 19 cases, 1 death
Hato Mayor: 17 cases, 2 new cases, 2 deaths
Baoruco: 13 cases, 1 death
Pedernales: 12 cases
Elías Piña: 8 cases
Dajabón: 8 cases, 1 new case
Haiti reports 3,072 confirmed cases and 50 deaths as of 6 June 2020.
In the Americas, the Dominican Republic is ranked 10th in confirmed cases after the United States, Brazil, Peru, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, and Argentina.
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8 June 2020