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COVID-19 update

This is our data for today. A record of samples were processed today, a total of 406 with 51 new cases identified.

The distribution is as follows:

Corozal - 6 (2 Town, 2 Concepcion, 1 Cristo Rey, 1 San Victor)
Orange Walk - 26 (10 Town, 2 Trial Farm, 1 Guinea Grass, 5 San Jose, 2 Yo Creek, 2 San Antonio, 1 San Felipe, 1 Trinidad, 2 Tower Hill)
Belize - 11 (1 City, 9 San Pedro, 1 from CZ Town)
Cayo - 6 (2 Belmopan, 3 Benque Viejo, 1 Bullet Tree Falls)
Stann Creek- 1 San Isidro
Toledo - 1 San Pedro Columbia

We have 56 recovered cases for a total of 35.5% of identified cases being active.

We have one more death to report, this was a male person in his 70s who had been admitted at the Northern Regional Hospital with diagnosis of COVID-19.

In terms of the airport, a total of 218 persons were cleared from the two flights that arrived today.

COVID-19 UPDATE: First Positive COVID Case Detected From Belize Airport Arrivals

This is our data for today

A total of 253 samples were processed today with 65 new cases identified. For now, we are only able to provide distribution per district and the full details of active cases per community should be available throughout the course of tomorrow.

Cayo - 4
Stann Creek - 6
Corozal - 7
Belize - 8
Orange Walk - 40

We have 32 recoveries to report so that 35.9% of our identified cases remain active.

Unfortunately we have another death to report, this is in a male in his 50s from Unitedville, he had been at KHMH's ICU and had been having cardiac complications from when he arrived and the diagnosis of COVID had been made upon his admission to the ICU. Two patients currently remain intubated at KHMH.

Our case fatality rate is now 1.37%.

The team at the airport also cleared 192 passengers from the two flights that arrived today, 88 of these passengers arrived with a negative PCR and the airport screening process managed to pick a positive case in the remaining ones screened. We are hereby reminding all those returning to their families, home or workplace, that it is anticipated that all will be doing self quarantine for a minimum of 10 days notwithstanding a negative result; this is the broad recommendation to minimize further exposure.

COVID-19 UPDATE from Office of Director of Health Services

This is our data for today.

A total of 89 tests were processed today with 8 new cases identified.

They are distributed as follows:
Belize - 1 City
Stann Creek - 4 (Placencia, Maya Mopan, Seine Bight, 1 from Bella Vista In TOL)
Toledo - 3 Punta Gorda

Please continue to remain safe all.

4 COVID-19 Deaths in 24 Hours

The new figures on COVID-19 report a record breaking four deaths. The number of deaths has now increased to thirty-four. The four persons died within the last twenty-four hours and include an employee of B.S.I. and three others, all from the Orange Walk District. The total number of confirmed cases now stands at two thousand two hundred and forty-three with eight hundred and seventeen active.

Channel 5

COVID-19 UPDATE from Office of Director of Health Services

This is our update for today. A total of 175 tests were processed with 39 new cases identified. They are distributed as follows:

Toledo - 2 from San Pedro Columbia
Corozal - 12 (4 in town, 3 Xaibe, 2 Santa Clara, 1 Progresso, 1 Calcutta, 1 Concepcion)
Orange Walk - 11 (5 in town, 1 each in Trial Farm, Carmelita, August Pine Ridge, Trinidad, Tower Hill, San Felipe)
Belize - 14 (9 in city, 1 Ladyville, 1 Caye Caulker, 2 San Pedro, 1 from Guinea Grass)

There are 14 recoveries to report.

Unfortunately we have 4 deaths (3 males, 1 female) to report in the last 24 hours, all persons from Orange Walk (2 from OW Town, 1 from San Felipe, 1 from Trinidad). Three deaths were at the Northern Regional Hospital and one at KHMH's ICU.

A team has also just completed the follow up of cases initially reported at the Kolbe Foundation and that will be reported separately.

We continue to ask from all to continue to exercise all necessary precautions.

COVID-19 UPDATE from Office of Director of Health Services

This is our data for today. A total of 306 tests were done today with 67 new cases identified.

They are distributed as follows:

Toledo - 3 in Punta Gorda

Stann Creek - 3 (1 in Dangriga, 2 from Bella Vista, Toledo but swabbed in Independence)

Corozal - 6 (4 in town, 1 Caledonia, 1 Libertad)

Cayo - 7 (4 San Ignacio, 2 Esperanza, 1 Benque Viejo)

Orange Walk - 23 (11 Town, 4 Trial Farm, 2 San Lazaro, 2 August Pine Ridge, 1 each in Guinea Grass, Tower Hill, San Jose, Carmelita)

Belize - 25 (17 city, 1 Lord's Bank, 4 from San Jose, OW; 1 from Xaibe, Corozal; 1 from OW town, 2 Kolbe)

We had 35 recoveries today for a total percentage of active cases now at 36.8% of cases.

The situations in Orange Walk and now Belize City are being monitored closely and this underscores the ongoing relevance of exercising all prevention measures as we move along.

COVID-19 UPDATE from Office of Director of Health Services

This is our update for today. A total of 260 samples were processed today with 63 cases identified, for a 24.2% positivity rate today.

They are distributed as follows:

Cayo - 1 (from Mahogany Heights)
Corozal - 4 (3 Concepcion, 1 Cristo Rey)
Belize - 20 (6 City, 8 Kolbe, 1 Lords Bank, 1 San Pedro, 1 from OW Town, 1 from Teakettle, Cayo, 1 from San Felipe, OW and 1 from Xaibe, Corozal)
Orange Walk - 38 (21 in Town, 4 August Pine Ridge, 1 Carmelita, 1 Indian Church, 3 San Jose Palmar, 1 Yo Creek, 1 San Luis, 4 Trial Farm, 1 San Jose, 1 from Xaibe, Corozal)

We had 32 recoveries today. A total of 37.1% of our cases remain active.

The situations that are requiring closer follow-up from the health standpoint are:

- The ongoing cases in OW
- The increasing cases in Belize City
- The situation at Kolbe in terms of extension of the number of cases
- Reviewing the reports of possible cases at the Coast Guard and a private institution in Belize City (we should have further details tomorrow).

As we move along we need to ensure that we are keeping abreast of the latest information and limit our outing in public unless it is for essential reasons. We note that proper and consistent mask wearing and physical distancing remain vital in the prevention measures we have for COVID-19.

COVID Hospitalizations Surging: System Near Being Overwhelmed

COVID-19 cases are surging in the Belize and Orange Walk Districts - and tonight the KHMH ICU is at capacity.

The Director Of Health Services has confirmed that COVID patients are using 9 beds at the KHMH; while the ICU unit only has 8 beds - so we assume the KHMH has once again activated its surge plan.

Three patients are currently on ventilators.

At the Northern Regional Hospital 9 patients now hospitalized in the Covid unit, even though some of them are pending results.

The message from all that is that the system is very near being overwhelmed.

In last night's public information posting, the Director of Health services warned, quote, "the numbers can only increase given the increasing numbers being reported daily."

Channel 7

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COVID-19 Update from Office of Director of Health Services

This is our update for today. A total of 260 samples were processed today with 54 new cases identified.

The distribution is as follows:

Cayo - 2 (Belmopan and San Ignacio)

Orange Walk - 6 (2 in town, 1 Indian Church, 1 San Jose, 1 Fire Burn, 1 Guinea Grass)

Belize - 6 (4 City, 1 Crooked Tree, 1 Scotland Halfmoon)

Stann Creek - 6 (1 Dangriga, 1 Placencia, 4 from Bella Vista, Toledo but identified in Stann Creek)

Corozal - 34 (8 town, 3 Ranchito, 6 San Joaquin, 2 each in Calcutta, Concepcion, Patchakan, Caledonia; 1 each in Cristo Rey, Progresso, Paraiso, Xaibe, San Narciso, Libertad, Chunox, 1 from Bella Vista, Toldeo and 1 from Nuevo San Juan, OW)

We have 28 cases recovered with 37.3% of our cases being active.

We have one more death to report, this is in a female in her 40s who had underlying health conditions and who had just been identified as a positive case yesterday. Our case fatality rate now stands at 1.44%.

For now, KHMH has 10 patients in the COVID-19 area, 3 of them ventilated; the Northern Regional Hospital has 9 patients and the Corozal Community Hospital has 5 patients. Given the increasing numbers, the number of hospitalized patients is expected to increase.

We continue to remind all, that in order to revert this increasing trend in number of cases, we require an all of community approach with prevention measures across the board.

COVID-19 UPDATE from Office of Director of Health Services

This is our data for today.

A total number of 428 tests were processed with 69 new cases identified.

They are distributed as follows:

Corozal = 2 (1 Cristo Rey, 1 San Joaquin)

Orange Walk = 29 ( Town 15, Carmelita 5, Trial Farm 3, Guinea Grass 2, San Jose Palmar 1, Yo Creek 1, Trinidad 1, August Pine Ridge 1)

Belize = 17 (City 9, 8 Miles Community 3, Ladyville 2, Western Pines 1, Lords Bank 1 and 1 from Calcutta but swabbed in Belize)

Cayo = 12 (7 at Belizario Camp Central Farm, 2 Santa Elena, 2 San Jose Succotz, 1 Benque Viejo del Carmen)

Stann Creek = 3 (1 Dangriga, 1 Hope Creek, 1 Georgetown)

Toledo = 6 (3 San Antonio, 1 San Pedro Colombia, 1 Indian Creek, 1 Fairweather Camp Punta Gorda)

We have one more death to report, this is in a male in his 60's who had not had any interaction with the system and was brought in and died upon arrival at KHMH, the diagnosis was done post mortem.

We have 44 recoveries today so that our active cases stand at 37.2% of our cases.

(As we are processing this infographic we are being alerted of another death at KHMH not reflected in this infographic )

COVID-19 UPDATE from Office of Director of Health Services

This is our data for today.

A total of 163 samples were processed today with 35 new cases identified.

They are distributed as follows:

Cayo - 2 (1 in Belmopan, 1 Santa Elena)

Corozal - 19 ((Town 8, San Joaquin 4, Concepcion 3, San Andres 2, San Roman 1, San Narciso 1)

Belize - 14 (City 4, Ladyville 6, Caye Caulker 2, Hattieville 1, 1 from OW town but swabbed in the city)

We had 17 recovered cases today so that 37.4% of our cases remain active.

We have unfortunately, another death to report, this is in a female in her late 60s from Orange Walk who had been hospitalized at KHMH's ICU. Our case fatality rate now stands at 1.46%.

While we acknowledge that continues ahead of us, we also stress that we have a collective responsibility in curtailing the increasing numbers that we currently have.

COVID-19 UPDATE from Office of Director of Health Services

This is our data for today.

A total of 173 samples were processed today with 38 new cases identified.

They are from the following entities:

Stann Creek - 1 from Cowpen

Orange Walk - 2 (Town and August Pine Ridge)

Belize - 11 (5 City, 2 Ladyville, 2 Lord's Bank, 2 San Pedro)

Corozal - 10 (1 town, 2 San Joaquin, 2 Progresso, 2 Calcutta, 1 Cristo Rey, 2 Concepcion)

Cayo - 14 (8 Belmopan, 2 Santa Elena, 2 Belizario Camp, 2 Benque Viejo)

Eighteen persons recovered for a total of 37.6% of cases remaining active.

We continue to note the ongoing transmission happening within families which is a key factor driving the numbers up; the ongoing socialization events remain a key driving factor of cases.

We need to continue exercising prevention measures at all times.