According to Coronavirus Bulletin #89 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 23,686 confirmed cases, 415 new confirmed cases from 112,603 PCR diagnostic tests. The number of PCR tests is the lowest in the past six days. The tally of deaths is 615, including 10 new deaths, 10 in Santiago. 2,753 patients are hospitalized, up from 2,702 patients the previous day. Of these, 145 patients are in intensive care units, same as the previous day. The number of coronavirus-related deaths has increased to average 8.07 over the past 14 days, reflecting the reopening of the economy. The fatality rate Bulletin #89 is at 2.60%, same as the previous day.
Previous bulletin results have been:
Bulletin #88: 23,271 confirmed cases, 309 new cases, 605 deaths, 110,781 PCR tests, new deaths 28
Bulletin #87: 22,962 confirmed cases, 390 new cases, 592 deaths, 109,022 PCR tests, new deaths 15
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 2,001. The numbers of diagnostic tests carried out over the past 14 days [the difference between the PCR tests reported in the past bulletin] are: 1,822 (Bulletin #89), 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 Monday, 15 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 #89, the evolution of the health crisis nationwide is:
Santo Domingo province: 6,814 cases, 143 new cases, 121 deaths
National District: 5,927 cases, 108 new cases, 103 deaths
Santiago: 1,663 cases, 10 new cases, 85 deaths, 6 new deaths
San Cristóbal: 1,456 cases, 40 new cases, 30 deaths, 1 new death
La Vega: 1,054 cases, 10 new cases, 32 deaths
Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís): 821 cases, 1 new case, 86 deaths, 1 new death
Espaillat (Moca, Gaspar Hernández): 646 cases, 4 new cases, 8 deaths
La Romana: 614 cases, 2 new cases, 10 deaths
La Altagracia (Higuey, Verón, Punta Cana): 569 cases, 3 new cases, 2 deaths
Azua: 467 cases, 11 new cases, 10 deaths
Puerto Plata: 409 cases, 2 new cases, 32 deaths
Monseñor Nouel (Bonao): 364 cases, 1 new case, 5 deaths
Barahona: 379 cases, 31 new cases, 6 deaths
Sánchez Ramírez (Cotuí): 266 cases, 5 new cases, 9 deaths
Hermanas Mirabal / Salcedo: 251 cases, 2 new cases, 17 deaths, 1 new death
San Juan de la Maguana: 190 cases, 6 new cases, 7 deaths
San Pedro de Macorís: 183 cases, 7 new cases, 14 deaths
Valverde: 168 cases, 9 deaths
María Trinidad Sánchez / Nagua: 166 cases, 4 deaths
Peravia: 133 cases, 6 deaths
Santiago Rodríguez: 60 cases, 4 deaths
Samaná: 57 cases, 1 death
Monte Plata: 51 cases, 1 new case, 7 deaths
San José de Ocoa: 48 cases, 2 deaths
Independencia: 45 cases, 1 new case, 1 death
Pedernales: 39 cases, 1 new case
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 4,441 confirmed cases and 76 deaths as of 15 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
University of Washington Health Data
University of Oxford Covid Tracker
16 June 2020