Since last night, two more Belizeans have died of conditions related to COVID 19. And one of them is Thomas Garcia, the father in law of the Deputy Prime Minister Hugo Patt.
Patt says the 67-year-old had no pre-existing conditions but had been hospitalised last week Wednesday at the KHMH. And then he died unexpectedly this morning at 4:00 am. Patt told us via text message, quote, "I think people do not understand how aggressive this virus is. This is a killer."
As you may recall, the UDP's Orange Walk East candidate Elodio Aragon's mother in law also died of COVID 19 just last week.
So, Garcia becomes death #41. And death #40 was recorded yesterday. This male was referred from the Northern Regional to the KHMH when his respiratory function began to deteriorate. He had reportedly been unstable for the last 2 days.
The most recent samples tested numbered 248 and 34 came back positive, bringing the country's total to 2,619.
1 patient out of the 34 is from Punta Gorda, Toledo. 5 are from in the Belize District: 3 from Belize City, 1 from Ladyville, and 1 from Mahogany Heights. 6 of the new patients are from the Stann Creek District: 3 from Dangriga, 2 from Hopkins, and 1 from a Banana Farm in that district.
In the north, 6 of the new COVID patients in Corozal District. 3 are from San Roman, and there is 1 patient in each of the 3 villages: San Narciso, Caledonia, and Santa Clara.
16 of the new patients are in the Orange Walk district. 11 are residents of Orange Walk Town. 2 are from San Jose Palmar, 1 is from Indian Church, and 2 more are from Progresso Village in the Corozal District.
