The number of persons infected by the coronavirus keeps soaring; there are thirty-four new positive COVID-19 cases in the country tonight. Those results were processed today and released late this evening on the Ask the Experts webcast. The preliminary data shows that majority of the cases are in San Pedro, while four are recorded in […]
As you may know by now, those thirty-four new cases were preceded by another twenty-three cases on Monday. Those results show that fourteen cases were recorded in the Belize District, six of which are in San Pedro. Four were recorded in the Cayo district, three of whom are healthcare workers in Belmopan. These healthcare workers […]
Today, the Ministry of Health released a breakdown on the number of the COVID-19 cases in Belize. These numbers are segmented by genders and age groups. The numbers show that infections are recorded in all age groups, but majority of the cases are recorded among persons of ages twenty to thirty-nine. Infections in that age […]
There are now more than five hundred cases of the virus recorded in Belize. There is an increase in the number of healthcare workers who have tested positive for COVID-19. DHS Manzanero says that the number is now at twenty – it has doubled in a matter of days. Other frontline workers like police officers […]
There is also a call on the public to provide accurate and timely information to the contact tracing teams. Doctor Marvin Manzanero says that the teams have been encountering persons who are not telling the truth about their contacts. To have a better handle on the situation, Manzanero says it is important to give accurate […]
And also in COVID-19 related news, Dr. Marvin Manzanero explains the classification of COVID-19 related deaths. He says that while persons may have COVID-19 and other conditions, their death certificate will list COVID-19 as a cause because the virus creates complications for some of the persons who have pre-existing conditions, such as Carlos Peralta from […]
The coronavirus pandemic is bringing pressure to bear on many aspects of the health system and as the virus continues to spread so does its impact on healthcare. One area that has not received attention is the disposal of COVID-related waste. In Belize City, waste from persons who have tested positive, collected from the hospitals, […]
The full force of the law is coming down on five sailors who tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Belize from Roatan, Honduras. The men will face criminal charges following their recovery. They were onboard a tugboat that left from the port at Big Creek for the Bay Islands to service a barge. […]
On Friday, fifty-two-year-old Belize City resident Luis Romero Senior was confirmed to be the third person in the country to have died due to COVID-19. He passed away at the Intensive Care Unit of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. He had been admitted five hours before his death and many days after he began exhibiting […]
As a result of the ordeal with Luis Romero Senior, the Romero family has launched a petition and is asking for public support in requesting that the Ministry of Health pays closer attention to, and establish continuity of their very own rules, across the entire board. The Romero family is calling on the Ministry of […]
A K.H.M.H. doctor, who tested positive for COVID-19, was spotted in the city conducting business. Surveillance footage captured the doctor on Friday afternoon and that image was widely circulated online. News Five understands that the doctor suffers from a pre-existing condition and was hospitalized over the weekend. But tonight questions surrounding the doctor’s movements in […]
In the south, a pastor in Santa Cruz village in the south is facing charges under the State of Emergency Regulations. Police say that there were sixteen persons inside the church on Sunday night, which is contrary to the new S.I. that was passed. The new piece of legislation makes provision for church goers but […]
There are no charges for Tourism Minister Manuel Heredia following the viral images of a mass gathering in front of his house last Friday. Videos and pictures show Heredia and his family on their veranda in San Pedro giving out “assistance” to residents using a string to lower the assistance to the crowd. The video […]
Over the weekend, three persons who conduct contact tracing tested positive for the corona virus. Today, four more police officers have tested positive for COVID-19. These two officers join a growing number of colleagues and other frontline workers who have tested positive. The police officers work in Belize City and San Pedro. Today ComPol Chester […]
While Luis Romero died of the virus, there are questions over the death of a San Felipe man. The family of sixty three year-old Carlos Peralta is tonight trying to confirm if he died as a result of COVID-19 over the weekend. The Director of Health Services says that Peralta died at the Karl Heusner […]
Turning to the growing numbers of persons carrying the virus, which put Belize as one of the countries in the Caribbean, with the highest number of cases. Now. more cases of COVID-19 will be announced later tonight and as wait for those results, as of Saturday night, Belize registered four hundred and fifty-two cases with […]
According to Doctor Manzanero, the Central Medical Laboratory did not run any batch of samples on Sunday as they are preparing samples for processing today as well due to routine quality control measures. Manzanero says that twenty thousand testing kits are remaining and given the testing rate at the moment, the kits will last about […]
A fifty-nine-year-old woman from Lindos Alley in Belize City is currently in a critical condition at a medical facility in Belize City after she was attacked at her home earlier this morning. Rosa Delia Chinchilla was at her home when a twenty-five-year-old man visited her residence and asked to borrow some money. Police say that […]
We can confirm tonight that a third person has died because of COVID-19 in Belize. The Office of the Director of Health Services confirmed this information just before news time, saying that the person passed away earlier at the Intensive Care Unit of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and the diagnosis had just been confirmed […]
Turning to the latest number in the coronavirus pandemic….Ten new COVID-19 infections were confirmed late this evening from a batch of seventy-eight samples. The new cases drive the number of infections to an all time high of three hundred and sixty-six cases, of which three hundred and thirty two are active. This places Belize among […]
And while those are ten new cases this afternoon, on Thursday night sixty more positive tests were confirmed. A majority of the cases are recorded in the Orange Walk, Corozal and Belize District – with the cases concentrated in Belize City. Doctor Marvin Manzanero says that in this batch there are links to previous case. […]
And while the cases have been concentrated largely in the north and the city, including San Pedro, these latest stats show that the virus is spreading across the country – with numbers trickling in for small communities. Tonight, the south remains with the least number of cases – with Toledo recording only one case and […]
Among the positive COVID-19 cases are sixteen healthcare workers. The number, according to Doctor Marvin Manzanero, is a growing cause for concern. The results over the past twenty-four hours include two more K.H.M.H. personnel, one nurse and another member of staff. Here’s more from DHS Manzanero on the healthcare workers who have tested positive for […]
An investigation has been launched by Chief Executive Officer Doctor George Gough, of the Ministry of Health, into the departure of a tugboat from Belizean waters in Big Creek to La Ceiba, Honduras. Reports are that a crew of five were onboard the vessel when it left for Honduras for repair, notwithstanding an existing ban […]
Tonight several COVID-19 patients are hospitalized across the country. Three persons are in the I.C.U. at the K.H.M.H.; three of whom are intubated, but only one has a positive COVID-19 result, while the two others who are highly suspected COVID cases are awaiting their results. The number includes a mom who recently delivered a baby. […]
