COVID-19 UPDATE from Office of Director of Health Services

A total of 248 samples were processed today with 34 cases identified. They are distributed as follows:

Toledo - 1 (Punta Gorda)

Belize - 5 (3 city, 1 Ladyville, 1 Mahogany Heights)

Stann Creek - 6 (3 Dangriga, 2 Hopkins, 1 from a banana farm)

Corozal - 6 (3 San Roman, 1 each in San Narciso, Caledonia, Santa Clara)

Orange Walk - 16 (11 in town, 2 San Jose Palmar, 1 Indian Church, 2 from Progresso in Corozal)

We have 16 recovered cases for a total of 37.5% of cases remaining active.

We have one more death to report, this is a male from the Northern region who had been referred to KHMH due to a deteriorating respiratory function and who had been unstable for the last couple of days. Our case fatality rate stands at 1.5%.

Two patients remain intubated at KHMH's COVID unit.

[Linked Image]