Since the last edition of the Guardian Newspaper on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, there have been as many as 29 more COVID-19 related dates, taking the national total to 125. By Wednesday, an additional four deaths had been reported, all men in their older years. Another two were reported on the following days. This included a man in his 80s from Santa Cruz, Orange Walk and a woman in her 70s from Duck Run. For the next two day, November 20 and 21, five deaths were reported on each day. Of the first five, two were men from Corozal in their 70s, two men from Orange Walk, one in his 50’s and one in his 60’s, and the fifth was a woman from Trial Farm in her 90’s. The second set of five were two men and three women. Three of the five were critically ill patients at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital’s COVID-19 unit while the other two passed away at the Norther Regional Hospital. On Sunday, November 22 and Monday, November 23, eight more deaths were recorded, four each on both days. On the 22nd, two persons, a woman from Cayo and a man from Corozal in his 60’s, passed away at the KHMH. The other two were a woman in her 70’s, who passed away at the Corozal Community Hospital and a man in his 60’s at the Western Regional Hospital. Three men and one woman, all from Corozal and ranging between the ages of 43 and 72 passed away on November 23. Up until Tuesday, November 24, when the most recent infographic from the Office of the Director of Health Services (DHS) was shared, five more persons had died. These were four men and one woman between the ages of 53 and 91. Three hailed from Corozal while the remaining two were from the Stann Creek District. Of the 125 deaths, 88 men have died while only 37 women have lost their lives.
With as many as 125 COVID-19 related deaths, it is safe to say that the majority of these fatalities have taken place in the Orange Walk and Corozal Districts and with the exception of a few, it has mostly been older persons who have died. It is feared that while these persons do not go out and contract the disease themselves, they are infected by their younger family members who may be asymptomatic or in a less vulnerable position. The Ministry continues to advise the public to be mindful of their interactions and to only go out once necessary.
There are still 2,311 active cases of COVID-19 in the country, at least 2,311 which are accounted for but this number is potentially much higher. 86 new cases of SARS CoV2 were identified and the majority were identified in the Stann Creek district. There, 46 cases were found followed by Belize with 23. In the Cayo District, there were 13 newly identified cases and four in Corozal. The information from the Office of the DHS also informed that two deliveries in positive cases took place at the Punta Gorda Hospital. Thankfully, both mothers and newborns are doing well. There are now 2,899 recovered cases of COVID-19 in the country.
