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Dominican Republic Continues to Lead Region in COVID-19 Deaths With 60
SANTO DOMINGO —The death rate from the new coronavirus, COVID-19, reached a new high across the Caribbean region Thursday as the number of confirmed cases also continued its steady uptick.
The number of people who have so far died from the virus in the Caribbean is now at 104 as of last night, a News Americas analysis confirmed.
Of that number, 60 of the dead are in the Dominican Republic after authorities reported three new deaths Thursday.
Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases of the new virus across the entire Caribbean reached 2,731 as of press time last. Only 125 have so far recovered regionwide.
Read more: https://vifreepress.com/2020/04/dominican-republic-continues-to-lead-region-in-covid-19-deaths-with-60/
