This is our data for today.
A total of 326 samples… were processed today with 47 new cases identified, this is a positivity rate of 14.4% of samples processed.
The geographic breakdown is as follows:
Corozal – 13 (Corozal Town 4, San Andres 4, San Joaquin 3, Chunox 1, 1 Swabbed in Corozal but from OWT)
Orange Walk – 1 (San Pablo)
Belize – 26 (City 19, Sandhill 2, 1 each from Ladyville, Maskall, Caye Caulker, Burrell Boom and Grace Bank)
Cayo – 4 (1 Belmopan, 1 San Ignacio, 1 Benque, 1 San Jose Succotz)
Toledo – 3 (all from Bladden Village)
There are 22 recoveries today so that 39.1% of our cases remain active. Our cumulative total is 2,775. We also note that two patients were successfully discharged home today, one from the Northern Regional Hospital and one from KHMH.
We note the following that are of concern:
Orange Walk has recorded its 1,000th case and that district alone accounts for 36% of all cases identified.
Today 15 of the 47 positives were front line workers (including health staff, BDF and Coast Guard).
Over the last 48 hrs, 5 staff from KHMH has come back with a positive result, 4 of them would have been exposed at private facilities in Belize City and the contact tracing is now being done for them.
At least 7 health staff from the Belize Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Center have turned out positive and that has triggered a closure of the facility (they have separately issued a press release on the matter).
We are also following a cluster originating out of the dialysis unit at Belize Health Care Partners Limited where staff and patients have turned out positive.
In terms of Kolbe, 16 inmates are positive (7 males, 9 females) and 9 prison officers.
Today, the Northern Regional Hospital remains with 5 patients hospitalized, all COVID-19 confirmed cases. The KHMH has 7 patients in the COVID-19 unit, none intubated.
We are just getting a report of another death, a female from Orange Walk which isn’t reflected in this infographic.
Please continue to stay safe all as the numbers around us, are now starting to increase. See More