{"id":139874,"date":"2020-04-01T12:56:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T12:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ny1.dr1.com.do\/wordpress\/?p=139874"},"modified":"2020-04-02T15:01:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:01:11","slug":"1109-cases-up-from-901-the-breakdown-of-covid-19-cases-in-the-dr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2020\/04\/01\/1109-cases-up-from-901-the-breakdown-of-covid-19-cases-in-the-dr\/","title":{"rendered":"1,109 cases, up from 901; the breakdown of Covid-19 cases in the DR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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There are 1,109 reported cases of Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic as of 6pm on 31 March 2020. Of these, 127 are hospitalized, 926 in home care, five have tested negative and sent home and 51 have died, for a 5% fatality rate. The Ministry of Public Health says that of 3,255 tests reported to the National Epidemiology Surveillance System (SINAVE), 2,146 were negative. Testing is still very limited in the country, with long waiting lists even in the cases of persons with apparent symptoms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulletin 12 of the Ministry\u2019s Epidemiology Directorate-General reports an increase of 208 cases, and 9 new deaths. Provinces where new cases are reported are: National District, Santo Domingo province, Duarte (San Francisco de Macor\u00eds), Espaillat (Moca), La Vega, Mar\u00eda Trinidad S\u00e1nchez (Nagua), Puerto Plata, Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo), Saman\u00e1, San Crist\u00f3bal, S\u00e1nchez Ram\u00edrez (Cotu\u00ed), Santiago, Valverde, Monse\u00f1or Nouel (Bonao) and Hato Mayor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By place of residence, most of the cases are in the National District (42%) and the province of Santo Domingo (13%) that make up Greater Santo Domingo, followed by Santiago (11%) and Duarte (8%). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The breakdown of cases in the National District and the 31 provinces in order of number of cases is:
\nNational District: 462 cases, 81 new cases, 9 deaths, including 4 new deaths
\nSanto Domingo province: 145 cases, 39 new cases, 5 deaths
\nSantiago: 122 cases, 25 new cases, 2 deaths
\nDuarte (San Francisco de Macor\u00eds): 90 cases, 7 new cases, 22 deaths
\nLa Vega: 65 cases, 17 new cases, 2 deaths, including one new death
\nLa Altagracia (Higuey, Veron, Punta Cana): 29 cases
\nPuerto Plata: 28 cases, 12 new cases
\nEspaillat (Moca): 22 cases, 7 new cases
\nLa Romana: 21 cases
\nMonse\u00f1or Nouel (Bonao): 19 cases, 8 new cases, 1 death
\nSan Pedro de Macor\u00eds: 18 cases, 1 new case
\nSan Crist\u00f3bal: 13 cases, 4 new cases
\nSaman\u00e1: 12 cases, 1 death, 3 new cases
\nHermanas Mirabal: 11 cases, 1 new case
\nS\u00e1nchez Ram\u00edrez (Cotu\u00ed): 10 cases, 1 new cases, 2 deaths
\nMar\u00eda Trinidad S\u00e1nchez (Salcedo): 6 cases, 2 new cases, 1 death
\nSan Juan de la Maguana: 5 cases, 2 deaths
\nValverde: 4 cases, 2 new cases
\nBarahona: 3 cases
\nHato Mayor: 3 cases, 1 new case
\nMonte Plata: 1 case
\nAzua: 7 cases, 1 new case
\nIndependencia: 1 case
\nPedernales: 1 case<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provinces with no reported cases of COVID-19:
Bahoruco, Dajab\u00f3n, El\u00edas Pi\u00f1a, El Seibo, and San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first case of Covid-19 was detected on 1 March 2020, just two weeks before a municipal election was scheduled and after a month of intense carnival partying. On 20 March the government declared a State of Emergency until 3 April 2020. The country is under a curfew and land crossings, seaports and airports are closed through 13 April. That same day is the expiration on the order of suspension of all educational activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Jorge Marte, the physician on the High Commission for the Prevention of Coronavirus says that the country has not yet experienced the peak in cases, thus the special conditions and restriction measures are likely to be renewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31 May is the expiration date for the two-month assistance programs announced for Dominicans for food relief and welfare assistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of Public Health continues to urge people stay at home, keep social distance, exercise maximum hygiene at the home and in vehicles, to not touch faces, and exercise self-isolation when having symptoms or having been in contact with persons who have tested positive or have symptoms. Supermarkets and banks are requiring that persons use facial masks to enter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Public Health Minister, Dr. S\u00e1nchez C\u00e1rdenas, has explained that people who present Covid-19 symptoms (fever, dry cough, shortness of breath) should contact their physician. He says in most cases these patients are stable and don\u2019t need testing or treatment, and are recommended to stay at home until their fever resolves, they stop coughing, and are asymptomatic. Most importantly, he stresses these people need to self-isolate to not spread the disease to family and friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the story in Spanish:
Bulletin No. 12 – SINAVE<\/a>
Diario Libre<\/a>
YouTube – press conference<\/a>
Listin Diario<\/a>
N Digital<\/a>
El Dia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 April 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are 1,109 reported cases of Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic as of 6pm on 31 March 2020. Of these, 127 are hospitalized, 926 in home care, five have tested negative and sent home and 51 have died, for a 5% fatality rate. The Ministry of Public Health says that of 3,255 tests reported to … <\/p>\n

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