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Dominican Republic registers 6,135 infections and 278 deaths due to the coronavirus
Acento.com.do Services | April 26, 2020 | 10:45 am
Santo Domingo, Apr 26 (EFE) .- The Dominican Republic registers 6,135 confirmed contagions of coronavirus, with 209 new cases in the last 24 hours, and 278 deaths, as reported this Sunday by the Minister of Public Health, Rafael S?nchez C?rdenas.
The increase in reported cases is 3.53% compared to the previous day, a figure similar to that of the previous two days, in which new infections have remained below 4%.
A total of 584 people are hospitalized, of which 140 in intensive care units, although only 8 of them are intubated, according to the minister.
The number of hospital discharges yesterday was 51, with which a total of 910 people in the country have recovered from COVID-19.
In his daily press conference, the minister noted that 263 children have contracted COVID-19, of which 5 have died and 258 have recovered from the disease.
Ministry of Public Health RD General Directorate Epidemiology Bulletin • 38 • Coronavirus (COVID-19) RD Status, 04/25/2020 18:00 • Confirmed cases: 6,135 • New cases: 209 • Deaths: 278 • Case fatality rate: 4.53% • Recovered: 910 • Discarded: 16,363 • Samples processed: 22,498
According to the Public Health bulletin, 22,498 PCR tests have been performed, the only ones that confirm the diagnosis, of which 1,214 have been performed in the last day.
S?nchez C?rdenas admitted that due to the combat of the pandemic, there may have been "distraction" by health personnel in relation to attention to dengue and malaria, diseases that experienced a "peak" in the last bulletin.
However, he assured that last week a guideline was given to strengthen attention to dengue and malaria, which, he said, will improve statistics in the coming weeks.
The epidemiological bulletin of week 11, from March 8 to 14, records 149 probable cases of dengue, for a total of 764 cases throughout the year, without any deaths.
The incidence is 286.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which represents an increase of 182% compared to the same period last year.
In the case of malaria, a total of 485 cases have been reported, a figure that quadruples the data for the same period last year, and no deaths.
The highest incidence rate of malaria is registered in the National District and in the province of Santo Domingo, and Azua, Baoruco, La Romana, San Crist?bal and San Juan are also on alert. EFE
Special Bulletin 38 - COVID-19