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Dominican Republic has detected the reinfection of patients with coronavirus
By: Panky Corcino
Santo Domingo
June 24, 2020
Health Minister Rafael S?nchez C?rdenas reported Wednesday that authorities have detected at least five cases of covid-19 patients who have been reinfected with the coronavirus.
S?nchez C?rdenas explained that Public Health investigates the cases of those patients who with the first "positive" polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and who, after overcoming the viral load, give "negative" results, but later they present symptoms and return to be "positive".
He indicated that the Dominican Republic will notify these cases to the World Health Organization (WHO), in addition to investigating whether a laboratory error was made in the application of the PCR tests.
The official reported that the number of covid-19 infections in the Dominican Republic increased to 28,631, with 695 cases in the last 24 hours, and the deaths to 691, with 16 new fatalities. The case-fatality rate stood at 2.41% and 66.13 people per million inhabitants.
A total of 2,839 patients are in hospital isolation and 9,095 in their homes.
A total of 182 patients are in intensive care units (ICU): 50% in centers of Greater Santo Domingo, 26.92% in Santiago and 14.84% in Duarte.
S?nchez C?rdenas insisted that citizens must respect the curfew, physical distancing and the use of masks.
He explained that Public Health coordinates with the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) the procedure in which the fines will be applied to citizens who circulate without masks.
He trusted that the presidential and congressional votes on July 5 will be able to proceed without major problems and that he will continue to report on the pandemic, because "the elections do not suspend covid-19 in the Dominican Republic."
Dominican Republic has detected the reinfection of patients with coronavirus
By: Panky Corcino
Santo Domingo
June 24, 2020
Health Minister Rafael S?nchez C?rdenas reported Wednesday that authorities have detected at least five cases of covid-19 patients who have been reinfected with the coronavirus.
S?nchez C?rdenas explained that Public Health investigates the cases of those patients who with the first "positive" polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and who, after overcoming the viral load, give "negative" results, but later they present symptoms and return to be "positive".
He indicated that the Dominican Republic will notify these cases to the World Health Organization (WHO), in addition to investigating whether a laboratory error was made in the application of the PCR tests.
The official reported that the number of covid-19 infections in the Dominican Republic increased to 28,631, with 695 cases in the last 24 hours, and the deaths to 691, with 16 new fatalities. The case-fatality rate stood at 2.41% and 66.13 people per million inhabitants.
A total of 2,839 patients are in hospital isolation and 9,095 in their homes.
A total of 182 patients are in intensive care units (ICU): 50% in centers of Greater Santo Domingo, 26.92% in Santiago and 14.84% in Duarte.
S?nchez C?rdenas insisted that citizens must respect the curfew, physical distancing and the use of masks.
He explained that Public Health coordinates with the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) the procedure in which the fines will be applied to citizens who circulate without masks.
He trusted that the presidential and congressional votes on July 5 will be able to proceed without major problems and that he will continue to report on the pandemic, because "the elections do not suspend covid-19 in the Dominican Republic."