In the Dominican Republic, they detected another 967 cases of covid-19 when performing 4,456 samples for the first time, for a daily positivity of 21.70%, reported the Ministry of Public Health.
He indicated that in Greater Santo Domingo and the Santiago province they reported 568 infected, of which 230 were in the National District, in Santo Domingo 208 and in Santiago 130.
He pointed out in the epidemiological bulletin 838 that in other emaciations such as Valverde 52, La Vega 49, Duarte 36, in San Cristóbal 21, Espaillat 19, Hato Mayor 18, Peravia 17, Hermanas Mirabal and San Juan.
In addition, 16 in La Altagracia, 10 in La Romana and Dajabón, 9 in Azua and Independencia, 8 in San José de Ocoa, 7 in Baoruco and Monte Plata, 6 in Monte Cristi, 5 in Monseñor Nouel and Santiago Rodríguez.
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Also, 3 in Barahona, El Seibo, Puerto Plata and Pedernales, 2 in Sánchez Ramírez and an unspecified place and 1 in Samaná.
Active
Active cases of covid total 4,664 while those registered are 612,548, of which 603,501 have recovered and 2,900,172 have been ruled out, according to official Public Health figures.
He indicated that among the risk groups, 75,755 children under the age of 20 have been infected with the virus, as well as 2,557 health workers and 2,439 pregnant women.
The processed samples were 10,455, of which 5,999 were made subsequently and the positivity of the last four weeks was placed at 13.82%.
Occupation
Hospital occupancy due to covid is at 9.1% with 216 occupied beds of the 2,373 enabled by Public Health.
Of the total beds, 585 are available in intensive care, of which 32 are occupied, which is equivalent to 5.5%.