| Latest COVID Numbers Show almost 1,000% Increase In 16 Days |
| Wed, August 19, 2020 |
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And, there's no let-up for San Pedro - the island town had 30 positive tests coming out of the 78 new cases identified in yesterday's round of testing 311 samples.
The breakdown shows 25 cases in the Belize District excluding San Pedro, one case in the Stann Creek District, 7 cases in the Corozal District, 15 cases in the Cayo District, at least 8 of them in Belmopan,
Notably, with 553 confirmed cases, the number of positive cases in Belize has increased by just about 1,000%, or ten times since August first.
There are 511 active cases and two of them remain hospitalized in the ICU connected to a ventilator while two other persons are with supplementary oxygen. One person was discharged earlier today.
KHMH is also anticipating a referral from Corozal as a highly suspect case.
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