In other news, you may have noticed an onslaught of mosquitoes lately, and you've probably already lit your fish coils and have your can of Bagon ready. But you haven't you may want to run to the store.
That's because, tonight, there are 865 confirmed cases of dengue in Belize, with the majority of them coming out of the Toledo District.
Today we spoke to Kim Bautista, the Chief of Operations at the Vector Control program via Zoom, and he told us more.
Kim Bautista, Chief of Operations, Vector Control Program
"As a country, we have reported 865 dengue cases, 383 lab-confirmed cases, and 482 clinical confirmed cases. 75% of those cases come from the Orange Walk, Cayo, and Toledo districts. The Toledo district, majority of their cases are from Punta Gorda Town, and of course, Bella Vista, which geographically is right on the boundary between the Stann Creek and Toledo districts."
"But it is administrated by our Stann Creek staff, but for reporting purposes, it is still classified under the data going from the Toledo district. So the Toledo district accounts for 26% of our cases, or 224 as of this past week."
"They account for the highest incidence of cases in country at this time. The Orange Walk district has 197 cases total for the year, 23%, and followed by the Cayo district, 26% of the total cases or 225."
"So those are the areas of the country with the highest incidence of dengue."
