COVID Another 600 New Cases, Hospitalizations Increase

And on the COVID front, there's another 596 new COVID cases to report tonight. 210 of those were reported in the Belize District, 137 in Cayo, 67 in Stann Creek. This has taken our active numbers up to 4,264. And while there were no deaths, there has been an increase in hospitalizations.

17 patients are currently hospitalized, 5 of them unvaxxed, 3 partially vaxxed, 8 fully vaxxed and one not announced. There are also 6 ICU admissions. The positivity rate has jumped back up to 21.5% and the death toll remains at 605.

We have reported almost 600 new cases every night this week.