According to Coronavirus Bulletin #88 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 23,271 confirmed cases, 309 new confirmed cases from 110,781 PCR diagnostic tests. The number of PCR tests is the lowest in the past six days. The tally of deaths is 605, including 13 new deaths, 12 of these in Greater Santo Domingo. 2,702 patients are hospitalized, down from 2,735 patients the previous day. Of these, 145 patients are in intensive care units, up 11 from the previous day. The number of coronavirus-related deaths has increased to average 7.35 over the past 14 days, reflecting the reopening of the economy. The fatality rate Bulletin #88 is at 2.60%, up from 2.58% the previous day.
Previous bulletin results have been:
Bulletin #87: 23,271 confirmed cases, 309 new cases, 605 deaths, 110,781 PCR tests, new deaths 28
Bulletin #86: 22,572 confirmed cases, 564 new cases, 577 deaths, 107,175 PCR tests, new deaths 9
Bulletin #85: 22,008 confirmed cases, 571 new cases, 568 deaths, 105,016 PCR tests, new deaths 7
Bulletin #84: 21,437 confirmed cases, 629 new cases, 561 deaths, 102,500 PCR tests, new deaths 6
Bulletin #83: 20,808 confirmed cases, 393 new cases, 550 deaths, 100,035 PCR tests, new deaths 11
Bulletin #82: 20,415 confirmed cases, 289 new cases, 544 deaths, 98,100 PCR tests, new deaths 5
Bulletin #81: 20,126 confirmed cases, 526 new cases, 539 deaths, 97,040 PCR tests, new deaths 1
Bulletin #80: 19,600 confirmed cases, 405 new cases, 538 deaths, 94,511 PCR tests, new deaths 13
Bulletin #79: 19,195 confirmed cases, 487 new cases, 536 deaths, 92,220 PCR tests, new deaths 5
Bulletin #78: 18,708 confirmed cases, 389 new cases, 525 deaths, 90,141 PCR tests, new deaths 4
Bulletin #77: 18,319 confirmed cases, 279 new cases, 520 deaths, 88,056 PCR tests, new deaths 1
Bulletin #76: 18,040 confirmed cases, 288 new cases, 516 deaths, 86,285 PCR tests, new deaths 13
Bulletin #75: 17,752 confirmed cases, 180 new cases, 515 deaths, 84,638 PCR tests, new deaths 0
Bulletin #74: 17,572 confirmed cases, 287 new cases, 502 deaths, 83,444 PCR tests, new deaths 4
Bulletin #73: 17,285 confirmed cases, 377 new cases, 502 deaths, 81,647 PCR tests, new deaths 10
Bulletin #72: 16,908 confirmed cases, 377 new cases, 498 deaths, 79,172 PCR tests, new deaths 3
Bulletin #71: 16,531 confirmed cases, 463 new cases, 488 deaths, 76,930 PCR tests, new deaths 11
Bulletin #70: 16,068 confirmed cases, 345 new cases, 485 deaths, 74,612 PCR tests, new deaths 6
The average per day of PCR diagnostic tests for the past 14 days is 1,956. The numbers of diagnostic tests carried out over the past 14 days [the difference between the PCR tests reported in the past bulletin] are: 1,759 (Bulletin #88), 1,847 (Bulletin #87), 2,159 (Bulletin #86), 2,516 (Bulletin #85), 2,465 (Bulletin #84), 1,935 (Bulletin #83), 1,060 (Bulletin #82), 2,529 (Bulletin #81), 2,351 (Bulletin #80), 2,079 (Bulletin #79), 2,085 (Bulletin #78), 1,771 (Bulletin #77), 1,647 (Bulletin #76), and 1,194 (Bulletin #75).
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 Sunday, 14 June 2020 at 4pm, the most confirmed cases continue to be reported in urban areas. Greater Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo province and the National District) has 53.5% of the 22,962 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), Barahona, Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí) and Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo) are provinces that have 200 or more cases.
The most new cases or recently allocated cases are reported for the 14 June deadline are: Santo Domingo Province (125), National District (75), Valverde (24), La Romana (14), Santiago (12), La Vega (12), La Altagracia (9), San Cristóbal (7), Espaillat (7), San Pedro de Macorís (4), Azua (4), María Trinidad Sánchez (3) and Hermanas Mirabal (2). The Ministry of Public Health reports one or no confirmed cases in 19 of 31 provinces and the National District.
According to Bulletin #88, the evolution of the health crisis nationwide is:
Santo Domingo province: 6,671 cases, 125 new cases, 121 deaths, 2 new deaths
National District: 5,819 cases, 75 new cases, 103 deaths, 2 new deaths
Santiago: 1,653 cases, 12 new cases, 79 deaths, 1 new death
San Cristóbal: 1,416 cases, 7 new cases, 29 deaths,
La Vega: 1,044 cases, 12 new cases, 32 deaths, 3 new deaths
Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 820 cases, 84 deaths
Espaillat (Moca, Gaspar Hernández): 642 cases, 7 new cases, 8 deaths
La Romana: 612 cases, 14 new cases, 10 deaths
La Altagracia (Higuey, Verón, Punta Cana): 566 cases, 9 new cases, 2 deaths
Azua: 456 cases, 4 new cases, 10 deaths, 1 new death
Puerto Plata: 407 cases, 1 new case, 32 deaths
Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 363 cases, 1 new case, 5 deaths, 1 new death
Barahona: 348 cases, 1 new case, 6 deaths, 1 new death
Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 261 cases, 1 new case, 9 deaths
Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo: 249 cases, 2 new cases, 16 deaths, 1 new death
San Juan de la Maguana: 184 cases, 7 deaths
San Pedro de Macorís: 176 cases, 4 new cases, 14 deaths, 1 new death
Valverde: 168 cases, 24 new cases, 9 deaths
María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua: 166 cases, 3 new cases, 4 deaths
Peravia: 133 cases, 6 deaths
Santiago Rodríguez: 60 cases, 4 deaths
Samaná: 57 cases, 1 death
Monte Plata: 50 cases, 1 new case, 7 deaths
San José de Ocoa: 48 cases, 2 deaths
Independencia: 45 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
Pedernales: 38 cases
Montecristi: 35 cases, 1 death
El Seibo: 35 cases
Elías Piña: 20 cases, 1 death
Hato Mayor: 17 cases, 2 deaths
Baoruco: 16 cases, 1 death
Dajabón: 12 cases
Haiti reports 4,309 confirmed cases and 73 deaths as of 14 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.
See the Ministry of Public Health epidemiological bulletins
Read more statistical analysis at:
John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
Health Data
University of Oxford Covid Tracker
16 June 2020