Four COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: The Office of the Director of Health Services (DHS) informed that in the last 24 hours, there have been 4 COVID-19 deaths.

A male patient who was in his 40’s died at the Northern Regional Hospital after being hospitalized for approximately 12 hrs. He had underlying medical conditions.

The second patient, a male in his 70’s had underlying conditions and passed away at a private facility in Belize City.

Two female patients also died, one at the KHMH COVID-19 unit. She had been referred from the Northern Regional Hospital.

The second female patient was swabbed post mortem as she died outside of the hospital setting but was a close contact of a confirmed case.

Belize’s fatality rate now stands at 1.66%.

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