The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #194 reports 234 cases of persons testing positive to PCR tests over the past 24 hours. The 24-hour positivity rate is 14.54%, and the 4-week positivity rate is 13.18% and declining.
There are 22,801 active cases as of the 28 September deadline. The active cases are 345 fewer than on the previous day. The active cases have been steadily declining.
The number of daily confirmed cases has kept well under 500 for the first time in the past seven days. The health ministry announced the processing of 1,609 first PCR tests in time for the Monday, 28 September deadline. The 14-day average for first PCR tests is now at 3,695 PCR tests. The Ministry of Public Health says the demand for PCR tests has declined. PCR tests are now readily available at 15 public hospitals nationwide.
Nevertheless, as evidenced internationally, local epidemiologists alert that the spread of the virus comes and goes. This situation is why the Ministry of Public Health continues to recommend keeping a curfew and preventive measures. The new curfew is in effect from Monday, 28 September to 17 October 2020 and is 9pm to 5am Monday to Friday, and 7pm to 5am on Saturdays and Sundays.
As per Bulletin #194, with the deadline of 28 September 2020, the Ministry of Public Health has registered 111,900 confirmed cases since the first case on 1 March 2020.
The number of deaths is 2,101, including three deaths recorded and one occurring in the past 24 hours. In a population of more than 10 million, the fatality rate is 1.88% over the past four weeks. The fatality rate per 1M inhabitants is 201.08. The Ministry of Public Health reports that the average 1M inhabitants’ fatality rate for the Americas is 529.
Worldometer lists the 1M deaths per inhabitant rate for Spain at 676, the United States at 635, France 488, Colombia 503, Canada at 246 and the Dominican Republic at 193.
The Ministry of Public Health report indicates that 23% of Covid-19 hospital beds are occupied (782 of 3,451 total available). 35% of the intensive care units for Covid-19 are occupied (185 of 556 beds). Health Minister Plutarco Arias says that the emphasis is on detecting the cases early on, so fewer persons require hospitalization.
The past 14 days bulletin results are:
Bulletin #194: 111,900 confirmed cases, 234 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 3 deaths reported in the past hours, of these one occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.88%, fatality rate per 1M is 201.08
Bulletin #193: 111,900 confirmed cases, 280 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 3 deaths reported in the past hours, of these one occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.88%, fatality rate per 1M is 200.79
Bulletin #192: 111,386 confirmed cases, 429 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 2 deaths reported in the past hours, of these both occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.88%, fatality rate per 1M is 200.51
Bulletin #191: 110,957 confirmed cases, 360 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 2 deaths reported in the past hours, of these both occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.89%, fatality rate per 1M is 198.68
Bulletin #190: 110,597 confirmed cases, 475 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 11 deaths reported in the past hours, of these none occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.89%, fatality rate per 1M is 199.74
Bulletin #189: 109,737 confirmed cases, 385 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 2 deaths reported in the past hours, of these both occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.89%, fatality rate per 1M is 198.68
Bulletin #188: 109,737confirmed cases, 468 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 10 deaths reported in the past hours, of these one death occurred over the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.89%, fatality rate per 1M is 198.50
Bulletin #187: 109,269 confirmed cases, 486 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 10 deaths reported in the past hours, of these zero deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.89%, fatality rate per 1M is 197.54
Bulletin #186: 108,783 confirmed cases, 494 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 7 deaths reported in the past hours, of these 3 deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.89%, fatality rate per 1M is 195.58
Bulletin #185: 108,289 confirmed cases, 589 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 3 deaths reported in the past hours, of these one deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.89%, fatality rate per 1M is 195.91
Bulletin #184: 107,700 confirmed cases, 968 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 10 deaths reported in the past hours, of these 6 deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.90%, fatality rate per 1M is 195.63
Bulletin #183: 106,732 confirmed cases, 596 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 12 deaths reported in the past hours, of these 3 deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.91%, fatality rate per 1M is 194.67
Bulletin #182: 106,136 confirmed cases, 615 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 13 deaths reported in the past 24 hours, of these 2 deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.91%, fatality rate per 1M is 193.52
Bulletin #181: 105,521 confirmed cases, 718 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, 11 deaths, of these 1 death reported in the past 24 hours, fatality is 1.90%, fatality rate per 1M is 192.28
As of 28 September at 6pm, the deadline for Bulletin #194, the most confirmed cases were persons resident in National District (30,504) and the Santo Domingo province (23,041) 48% of the 111,900 confirmed cases nationwide.
Other provinces with more than 500 confirmed cases are: Santiago (12,525), La Vega (4,217), San Cristobal (4,146), La Altagracia (3,956), Duarte (2,729), La Romana (2,337), Puerto Plata (2,325), Espaillat (2,018), San Juan de la Maguana (1,906), Azua (1,834), Barahona (1,796), Sánchez Ramírez (1,689), San Pedro de Macoris (1,572), Monseñor Nouel (1,339), Maria Trinidad Sanchez (1,166), Peravia (1,190), Valverde (739), Baoruco (592), Hermanas Mirabal (581) and Pedernales (507).
The newest allocated cases (more than 9) reported for the 28 September update deadline are: Santo Domingo (46),
National District (43), Independencia (32), Montecristi (18), Espaillat (17), La Altagracia (13), Santiago (13), Puerto Plata (14), Hermanas Mirabal (11) and San Cristobal (10).
Haiti reports 8,740 confirmed cases and 227 deaths, for the 28 September 2020 deadline.
In the Americas, the Dominican Republic is now ranked 11th in confirmed cases after the United States, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Canada, Ecuador and Bolivia.
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29 September 2020