November 27, 2020

COVID-19 Update: 72 new cases identified

The breakdown of new cases is as follows:
November 27, 2020

Director of Health Services reports 10 more COVID-19 deaths

The patients, 7 males and 3 females were from Cayo (3 patients), Corozal (2 patients), Orange Walk (2 patients), Toledo (2 patients) and Belize City (1 [...]
November 27, 2020

Fifty-four people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Belize, health system under strain

During a press briefing yesterday the MOHW updated the country on the national COVID-19 situation, explaining that things have become so dire, new interventions need to [...]
November 27, 2020

‘Brief pause/revamp’ for ‘Grocery Bag’/Food Assistance Program

This week, Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos Garcia told reporters that it has become necessary to ‘pause’ the Food Pantry and COVID-19 food assistance programs [...]
November 26, 2020

92 new cases of COVID-19 identified; Cayo district has most new cases

The detailed distribution of the 92 new cases is as follows:
November 26, 2020

Total COVID-19 deaths now at 131 after 2 more deaths reported

Of the 131 deaths, 91 are males and 40 are females. With 5,515 positive cases identified in Belize 131 deaths represent a case fatality rate of [...]
November 26, 2020

Department of Transport advises bus operators of curfew

The curfew commences on Saturday, November 28, 2020, from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
November 26, 2020

Health Ministry temporarily closes down Belmopan headquarters for deep cleaning and sanitization

"The exercise is being conducted out of an abundance of caution for the staff and public served at the Ministry," the MOHW said.