COVID-19 pandemic in Belize
| COVID-19 pandemic in Belize | |
|---|---|
 Map of districts in Belize with confirmed COVID-19 cases:
20+ confirmed
15–20 confirmed
5–15 confirmed
1–5 confirmed
no confirmed cases | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Belize |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | San Pedro Town |
| Arrival date | 23 March 2020 |
| Confirmed cases | 12,994 (as of 16 June 2021)[1] |
| Recovered | 12,507 |
Deaths | 327 |
| Government website | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Belize is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case in Belize was confirmed on 23 March 2020.
Cases
The country's first case was confirmed on 23 March, a Belizean woman who returned to San Pedro Town from Los Angeles, California.[2][3][4] The second case was confirmed on 25 March. They had come into contact with the first case.[5]
The third case in Belize was confirmed on 29 March from a traveler returning from New York City to Belize City.[6]
The fifth case of coronavirus was confirmed in a Belizean student who returned from Florida.[7] Two people died (on 4 April and 10 April).[8]
References
- ↑ "Covid-19 Update". 19 June 2021.
- ↑ "Ministry of Health Announces First Case of COVID-19". Ministry of Health (Belize). 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ "Belize confirms first case of coronavirus, Cuban doctors arriving to help". Breaking Belize News. 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ "First Covid-19 patient in Belize is San Pedro resident". Breaking Belize News. 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ↑ BBN Staff (25 March 2020). "Ministry of Health confirms 2nd covid-19 positive case; awaiting results of more tests". Breaking Belize News. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ↑ BBN Staff (29 March 2020). "Minister of Health confirms third Covid-19 case is in Belize City and imported from New York". Breaking Belize News. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ↑ "Fifth Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in Belize". Ambergris Today. 5 April 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus Statistics Belize". epidemic-stats.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.