COVID-19 pandemic in Belize

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.

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
Government of Belize Coronavirus cases in Belize

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]