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COVID-19 update:

This is our data for today.

We processed a total of 165 samples with 20 positive cases:
Cayo - 1 in Ontario linked to a previous case.
Corozal - 6 all linked to previous cases
BeliZe - 2 - 1 in San Pedro and 1 in the city linked to a previous case
Orange Walk -11 - 9 linked to previous cases

We have 1 recovered case.



KHMH current hospitalized cases

We have activated our Alternate Emergency Area. Please be advised.
- Corozal has one hospitalized case, highly suspect for COVID-19
- NHR has two hospitalized cases
- WHR has one hospitalized case, highly suspect

KHMH has 4 ventilated patients, all confirmed cases and 5 confirmed, non-ventilated patients.

The KHMH has 16 ventilators for COVID-19 cases, these are outside of their routine ICU care.

The move as per advisory is according to the plan and is done to enhance the flow of patients through the A&E for non COVID-19 cases.

While the concern is the overall bed capacity beyond just ventilators, we do want to continue to stress the overall importance of prevention as we do want to keep the hospitalization rate at the lowest possible levels.

Please be kind to our health care workers across all settings as they continue to work in COVID-19 times.

Eighteen new COVID-19 cases were detected Sunday. Here is the breakdown.

A total of 165 samples were processed with 18 new positive cases.
The preliminary breakdown is as follows:
Orange Walk: 4
Belize District: 7 (3 in city, 1 in Caye Caulker, San Pedro 3)
Cayo District: 5 (all in Belmopan)
Stann Creek: 1
Toledo: 1 (Border Jumper)

In terms of the numbers from yesterday, cases in Orange Walk district came from Louisiana, San Estevan, August Pine Ridge, Orange Walk Town; Corozal District: Alta Mira, Chunox, Patchakan, Corozal Town. Cayo District: Ontario.

We are also awaiting result on a patient transferred from San Felipe, Orange Walk to KHMH who died upon arrival, this is a highly suspect case for SARS-CoV2.

We will be providing updates throughout the rest of the day.
Please continue to remain safe and exercise all the prevention measures at all times

COVID-19 Update from Office of Director of Health Services

As discussed earlier, this depicts the number of active cases including today's data. In Stann Creek you will note a higher number than positive cases identified and that is because that is where the person is completing the quarantine period. This format will only be reported weekly.

We are also following another suspect case who died earlier, this in Orange Walk.

This is our data for today.

A further 181 samples were processed of which 27 were positive.
The preliminary breakdown is as follows;
- Corozal - 2 (Altamira & Paraiso)
- Belize - 4 (3 in Belize City & 1 in San Pedro)
- Cayo - 5 (Belmopan 3 & Armenia 2)
- Orange Walk - 16 (OW town, August Pine Ridge, San Felipe, Yo Creek, San Lazaro, San Jose Palmar, San Estevan)

We have 4 more deaths to report and we will reporting on this throughout the afternoon on social media platform.
We have one recovered case.



COVID Deaths Double Over Weekend

When we left you on Friday, there were 5 COVID deaths; tonight, there are 10. The death toll doubled over the weekend, while the number of confirmed cases increased by 65 from 648 to 713, with 658 active cases.
Today on Ask the Experts, the Director of Health Services discussed the last four cases whited racked up in quick succession - including Verna Gladden, a new mother who had just delivered her daughter by C-Section.

Dr. Manzanero begins his recounting with the death of San Felipe resident Natalio Wicab on Saturday night:

Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services
"The 7th patient that died is a patient from San Felipe who arrive in distress at the Northern Regional hospital, sent to Karl Heusner almost immediately and the patient died on arrival at Karl Heusner. The diagnosis in this patient was done post-mortem that was done yesterday. We had flagged it yesterday as a potential 7th case dying as a result of Sars Covid 2. I did speak with one of the family members who didn't seem to think that his dad was a case of Sars Covid 2. This is before we had the diagnosis. They did not refer any contact with any particular person and that would have been positive for Sars Covid 2. Again, this is what they are feeding to us. The patient has a following comorbidities that I think we need to describe as a diabetic type 2. He also suffers from hypertension and have had a previous myocardial infarction, so when he started having some level of respiratory distress on Friday/ Saturday - from what the family member shared with me is that they were thinking he was having some level of __ from his previous cardiac condition. Because they nebulize him and when he wasn't improving is when they took him to the Northern Regional hospital on Saturday and he died at Karl Heusner upon arrival."

"The 8th patient that died also arrived at Northern Regional hospital in respiratory distress is a 65 year male. Had not have previous interactions with the health system. Family members then refer that he had been having fire days with flu and fever-like symptoms, but they had not access health services. As a matter of fact the other 3 family members that were in the immediate close contact with this patient were only swab until after their dad had died. This patient had died almost upon arrival. He was swabbed because of the high suspicion and diagnosis was also made post mortem. And the other 2 patients that have died happened earler today, 1 patient from Corozal, Caledonia to be specific in his late 50s. He had been referred to Karl Huenser middle of last week, also a patient with respiratory distress. When he was initially sent to Karl Huesner there was no diagnosis. That diagnosis came after he arrive at Karl Huesner and he died in the early hours of this morning and the 10th patient that had died as a result is the pregnant female who had delivered by C-section and had been discharge from the hospital last weekend and came back within 24 hours to Karl Huesner with respiratory distress. We are assuming she had a Pulmonary embolism, massive and that would brought back to the hospital. It would seem therefore in the last 5 of those cases we have had clots that would have trigger a myocardial infarction, clot in the lungs. We have a patient still at Karl Huesner who had a stroke, a 85 year old male who is also positive for Sars Covid 2, not intubated, not ventilated, he might actually be discharged any time now."

We note that of those four deaths, two are from villages in the north, one from san Pedro and one from the City.

Verna Gladden was laid to rest today.

Her newborn - is reported to be doing well, even as Verna's mother is at home with COVID 19.

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COVID-19 UPDATE

This is our data for today.
A total of 129 samples were processed with 17 new positive cases.
The breakdown is as follows:

Corozal District - 9
Orange Walk District - 4
Belize City - 2
Cayo District - 2

We have 3 recovered cases: Chan Chen, Corozal; Belmopan, Cayo and one from Orange Walk.

San Pedro Town Has Most COVID Cases, Ow Highest Among Districts

Numbers released last night by the Ministry of Health show that the number of COVID cases in the Orange Walk district are on a path to surpass San Pedro Town.

Those figures show that district has 204 positive cases since March, and 187 active cases presently. San Pedro Town still leads the entire country, with 216 cases confirmed and 213 active cases.

The Belize District, excluding San Pedro, has 132 positive cases since March, and 11 currently active.

Stann Creek has 17 active cases, Toledo 1, Cayo 68, and Corozal 61.

Fifty-eight new Covid cases and one death reported today, 16 new cases for San Pedro Town.

This is our data for today:
A total of 255 samples processed with 58 new positive cases to report.

The preliminary breakdown is as follows:
Corozal District - 9 (Corozal Town, Buena Vista, Patchakan)
Cayo District - 2 (Roaring Creek and San Ignacio)
Belize District - 18 (16 in San Pedro and 2 in Belize City)
Orange Walk District - 29 (Orange Walk Town, August Pine Ridge, Guinea Grass, Trial Farm, San Estevan, San Pablo, Trinidad)

We are also able to confirm a death in a person diagnosed with SARS-CoV2 at a private institution, the diagnosis was done post mortem.

COVID-19 Update

This is our data for today.

We have 52 new positive cases in 333 samples processed today.

The preliminary breakdown is as follows:

Cayo District -5 (Armenia, Yalbac, Belmopan)

Orange Walk District - 14 (San Pablo, San Jose, Trial Farm, San Felipe, Yo Creek, San Estevan, August Pine Ridge, Orange Walk Town)

Belize District - 15 (Belize City, San Pedro, Caye Caulker, Biscayne)

Corozal District - 18 (Corozal Town, Caledonia, Libertad, Xaibe, Chunox, Libertad, San Narciso)

We have 39 recovered cases.

94 Cases of COVID -19 Detected For Today, Bringing the Total Cases for Belize at 964

This is our data for today.

A total of 343 samples were processed today. A total of 94 of these samples are reactive for SARS-CoV2.

The preliminary breakdown is as follows:

Corozal District - 7
Cayo District - 7
Stann Creek District - 9
Belize District - 26 (17 in San Pedro)
Orange Walk District - 45

We note that a good percentage of the positive cases are household contacts of previously identified cases and this also includes a good percentage of samples of on the ground contact tracing in Orange Walk.

We also have another death to report, this is in a female who had been at KHMH for over two weeks, she was in her 50's and is the 13th death recorded for Belize.

We have 22 recovered cases to report today.

Please continue to minimize your exposure in public and when doing so, do wear a mask, properly all the time.

COVID-19 Update from Office of Director of Health Services

This is our data for today.
85 samples were processed with 29 new cases to report.

The preliminary breakdown is as follows:
22 - Orange walk Districf
2 - Cayo District
2 - Belize District
1 - Corozal District
1 - Stann Creek
1 - Toledo

We have two recovered cases
We have three patients currently intubated at KHMH, 2 males and 1 female.
Please continue to remain safe.



In terms of the 94 cases reported yesterday, this is the breakdown per community.

Please note that by no means does this mean that the communities not included can be considered to be in the clear, as we move along, we have to assume that all communities are affected.

It saddens us to note that big parties are still being reported in communities across the country, this will not help in flattening any curve.

Stay home unless you really have essential activities away from home.

994 confirmed cases 443 female and 550 male

COVID-19 Update

This is our data for today.

A total of 93 samples were processed today.
We identified 14 new cases as follows:

1 in Belize District (Ladyville)
3 in Toledo
10 in Orange Walk (Orange Walk Town, San Felipe, Santa Marta, Guinea Grass, San Pablo, San Jose, Trinidad)

We had a total of 56 recovered cases.