THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — Public Health Minister, Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas on Saturday. reported 719 coronavirus cases and 28 deaths from the disease in the Dominican Republic, doubling Thursday’s figure.
In his daily briefing on the spread of COVID-19, the official said that more than 90 new cases and 10 deaths occurred since Thursday, when the cases reported stood at 488.
The dismal figures come amid the government’s decision to extend the nationwide curfew from 5pm to 6am. The nation wide shutdown started on Friday, March 27th.
