On Friday night we told you that the Ministry of Health was expecting at least one other case of COVID case to be confirmed later that night. And, by 8:00 pm, we had not one but two new cases.
They are a man and a woman who entered the country illegally through La Union in the Orange Walk District. The good news is that they are asymptomatic and have been confined to the mandatory quarantine area from when they were caught coming across.
So that brings it 9 active cases - all in quarantine. They comprise 8 Belizeans and one Honduran.
In fact, all of the last 12 cases - from case 19 - which appeared on June fifth through to case 30 - which appeared last Friday, are all imported.
So, thats 12 cases in 28 days - all coming across the border. 5 of them came from the USA, 4 from Mexico, 2 from Honduras and 1 from Guatemala.
10 them are in Belizeans and 2 are foreigners caught illegally in Belize, that's 1 from Honduras and 1 from Guatemala.
7 of the 12 entered through the repatriation program and the other five are border jumpers.
The good news is that 38 more samples, mostly from Friday's airport arrivals were processed today, and all samples so far have tested negative for COVID-19.
The Ministry of Health stresses that Belize needs to remain vigilant with the illegal crossings, and that if you see a border jumper in your community call police or the Minister of Health hotline, at 0-800-MOH-CARE.
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