april update they are now 140 cases in cortes, 43 in francisco morazan, 21 in colon, 4 in lempira, 4 in santa barbara, 3 in atlantida, 3 in yoro and 2 in choluteca. on 2 april, three more cases were confirmed, alongside one death. among the new cases, one was the first case in the la paz department, meaning that half of the country now has at least one confirmed covid-19 case. on 3 april, 42 new cases were confirmed, after performing 141 tests. 29 new cases were reported in cortes, 7 in atlantida, 4 in santa barbara, one in yoro, and one in francisco morazan. on 4 april, 4 new cases were confirmed, 2 in francisco morazan, 1 in cortes, and the first one in the comayagua department. additionally, 3 patients have recovered, and 7 have died, 6 in cortes, and 1 in colon. on 5 april, 30 new cases were confirmed in the country, 25 in cortes, 2 in colon, 1 in atlantida, 1 in yoro, and the first one in the copán department. on 6 april, 7 new cases were confirmed in the country, 6 in francisco morazan and 1 in comayagua. additionally, the government, via the health minister, has announced that the use of masks is now mandatory for anyone circulating in the country. on 7 april, 7 new cases were confirmed in the country, 5 in atlantida, 1 in yoro, and 1 francisco morazan. on 8 april, 31 new cases were confirmed, alongside 1 death, in cortes. at the same time, the national police announced that the curfew would continue until 19 april, alongside changes to the segmented circulation of the population, distributing it for five days instead of the initial three, in efforts to reduce the number of people circulating, maintaining the protocol utilizing the last digit of a person's id card or passport in order to enter commercial establishments. on 9 april, 39 new cases were confirmed, all of them in cortes, alongside 1 recovery in atlantida. as cortes was badly affected, honduran authorities pleaded for their citizens to stay at home at all costs, going so far as announcing distribution of masks to each home in sula valley. it was also announced, that covid-19 tests would also be performed in la ceiba, atlantida, meaning the country will soon have three designated locations for lab tests. on 10 april, 10 new cases were confirmed, being distributed in the following manner: 7 in colon, 1 in la paz, 1 in santa barbara, 1 in francisco morazan, another death was also announced in atlantida. new guidelines were announced for colon, yoro, and cortes, where circulation, as segmented with the last digit of the id or passport, now limited to one digit per day, however, they were annul for some time but that night they were put again, due to the increase in cases for both those departments, which have a total curfew as previously ordered. the announcement by the national police also pointed out the need for police forces to further enforce curfews in those departments and for the new dispositions to be followed in the rest of the country. additionally, the government has ordered a price stabilization for face masks, antibacterial gel, and 95% ethyl alcohol, setting maximum prices for every item per its appropriate unit. additionally, the municipality of la ceiba agreed to request the central government to apply the same methods currently enforced in san pedro sula and el progreso, as to prevent further cases of covid-19 in the city. on 11 april, one new case was confirmed from francisco morazan and a death from covid-19 in yoro. that same day, 27 sailors who arrived on a charter flight from brazil tested positive for covid-19 in fast tests that were recently implemented and will be quarantined for 14 days, during that time, they will be retested to confirm the result. on 12 april, 4 new cases were confirmed, 3 from cortes and 1 from colon. on 13 april, 10 new cases were confirmed, 8 from cortes, 1 from lempira, and 1 from francisco moraza; a new death was confirmed to be from the virus and its complications. during the announcement, it was confirmed that over 2,500 tests have been performed and some minor doubts were cleared up in relation to how testing is currently working in the country. the spokesperson alluded to over 1,000 suspicious cases, explaining that tests performed with quick testing equipment have to be confirmed via laboratory tests. on 14 april, 12 new cases were confirmed, 9 in cortes, 2 in atlantida, and 1 in francisco morazan; 5 people have died from the virus and its complications and 2 have recovered. on 15 april, 7 new cases were confirmed, 4 in cortes, 2 in atlantida, and 1 in yoro, alongside 4 more deaths due to the virus and its complications. the spokesperson, during the announcement, stressed the importance of increasing the tests count, which currently stands at 44, and confirmed that the government is seeking support from private laboratories across the country. on 16 april, 16 new cases were confirmed, alongside 6 deaths, and one recovery, all in cortes. on 17 april, 15 new cases were confirmed, alongside 5 deaths, all in cortes. the spokesperson also announced that private laboratories across the country are starting to perform tests for covid-19, specially in cortes, as to serve the atlantic coast of the country. on 18 april, 15 new cases were confirmed, 13 in cortes, 1 in francisco morazan, and 1 in santa barbara; alongside 5 recoveries. 139 total tests were performed, and these are the first tests performed in conjunction with private laboratories in the country. on 19 april, 5 new cases were confirmed, 2 in cortes, 2 in yoro, and 1 colon; alongside 10 recoveries from the virus and its complications. on 20 april, 17 new cases were confirmed, 16 in cortes and 1 in francisco morazan; alongside 4 recoveries. on 21 april, 16 new cases were confirmed, 14 in cortes and 2 in choluteca; alongside 1 recovery. in the departments of colon, cortes, and yoro a new segmentation for circulation has been implemented, which will be effective until 1 may 2020. on 22 april, 9 new cases were confirmed, 7 in cortes and 1 in francisco morazan; alongside 1 recovery and 1 death. on 23 april, 43 new cases were confirmed, most of them in cortes; alongside 19 recoveries and various suspicious deaths from the virus and its complications. during that announcement, it was confirmed that san pedro sula performed their first tests in the region, increasing the amount of tests per day to 172. valle department also confirm its first case in the municipality of aramecina, making valle the twelfth department with a confirmed case. on 24 april, 29 new cases were confirmed, 26 in cortes, 2 in yoro, and 1 in choluteca. 8 people have recovered and the same number have died from the virus and its complications. on 25 april, 36 new cases were confirmed, 32 in cortes, 2 in yoro, 1 in atlantida, and 1 in comayagua. 7 people have recovered and 4 have died. on 26 april, 34 new cases were confirmed. 4 people have recovered and 2 have died. the curfew has been extended to 3 may 2020, following the already stablished circulation rules, the total curfew has been extended to the municipality of las vegas, santa barbara. on 27 april, 41 new cases were confirmed, 16 in cortes, 15 in francisco morazan, 6 in yoro, 3 in intibuca, and 1 in el paraiso; 4 people have recovered and 3 have died. these are the first cases in intibuca and el paraiso. on 28 april, 36 new cases were confirmed, 31 in cortes, 2 in intibuca, 1 in atlantida, 1 in francisco morazan, and 1 in yoro; alongside 2 new deaths. on 29 april, 33 new cases were confirmed, 19 in francisco morazan, 4 in yoro, 3 in choluteca, 2 in cortes, 2 in colon, 2 in intibuca, and 1 in valle; alongside 6 recoveries and 5 deaths. on 30 april, 33 new cases were confirmed, 18 in cortes, 6 in francisco morazan, 6 in atlantida, 2 in colon, and 1 in yoro; alongside 33 recoveries and 4 deaths. on this day, it was announced that the department of cortes, the municipality of el progreso yoro, and the municipality of las vegas santa barbara would be entirely locked down in order to prevent uncontrollable spread of the virus. may 2020 on 1 may, 95 new cases were confirmed, 88 in cortes and 7 from francisco morazan. totaling to 899 cases in the country. no deaths or recoveries were announced. on 2 may, 111 new cases were confirmed, 74 in cortes, 22 in francisco morazan, 9 in yoro, 2 in comayagua, 1 in choluteca, 1 in valle, 1 in el paraiso, and 1 in lempira; alongside 1 death and 1 recovery. on 3 may, 45 new cases were confirmed, 42 in cortes, 2 in francisco morazan, and 1 in comayagua. the limited circulation by the population has been revised once more, allowing for just one digit (of the id or passport) per day, alongside an extension of the nationwide curfew to 17 may; such measures do not apply to el progreso, yoro; las vegas, santa barbara; and cortes. on 4 may, 123 new cases were confirmed, 81 in cortes, 28 in francisco morazan, 4 in yoro, 2 in intibuca, 2 in atlantida, 1 in el paraiso, 1 in choluteca, 1 in comayagua, 1 in valle, and the first case in the olancho department; alongside 1 death and 4 recoveries. on 5 may, 92 new cases were confirmed, 50 in francisco morazan, 36 in cortes, 4 in valle, 1 in santa barbara, and 1 in ocotepeque; alongside 10 deaths and no new recoveries. on 6 may, 191 new cases were confirmed, 148 in cortes, 27 in francisco morazan, 9 in atlantida, 2 in valle, and 5 in yoro; alongside 6 deaths and 10 recoveries. on 7 may, 224 new cases were confirmed, the highest single-day increase so far in the country; alongside 6 deaths and 22 recoveries. on 8 may, 86 new cases were confirmed, most of them in the cortes department; alongside 2 deaths and 38 recoveries. on 9 may, 59 new cases were confirmed; most cases were reported in cortes, there was a decrease in cases because fewer tests were done as private laboratories do not work on saturday. on 10 may, 142 cases were confirmed, with cortes and francisco morazan having the majority of cases. on 11 may, sinager confirmed 128 new cases, 84 in cortes, 21 in francisco morazan, 21 in yoro, and 2 in choluteca, 8 new deaths and 3 new recoveries were also reported. on 12 may, a revision was made lowering the number of cases from 2,100 to 2,006, as mistakes were made from the ihss as reports 60 and 61 have the same number of confirm cases and the same information. on the evening of the same day, 74 new cases were confirm, 42 from cortes, 24 from francisco morazan, 4 in valle, 2 in santa barbara, 1 comayagua, and 1 in choluteca, 5 new deaths were also reported. on 13 may, 175 new cases were confirmed, 145 in cortes, 14 in atlantida, 8 in francisco morazan, 4 in santa barbara, 2 in yoro, 1 in lempira and 1 in choluteca, 2 new deaths and 26 recoveries were also reported. on 21 may, 104 new cases were reported, 60 in cortes, 22 in atlantida, 16 in francisco morazan, 4 in santa barbara, 1 in comayagua, and 1 in santa barbara, 5 new deaths and 42 new recoveries were also reported. on 23 may, 266 new cases were confirmed, the majority of the cases were in cortes. the bay islands reported their first case, becoming the seventeenth department to confirm covid-19. 7 new deaths and 16 recoveries were also reported. june 2020 on 12 june, 463 new cases were reported: 219 in cortes, 187 in francisco morazan, 14 in valle, 14 in atlantida, seven in copan, six in yoro, four in santa barbara, four in el paraiso, four in choluteca, two in la paz, one in olancho and one in comayagua. 12 new deaths were