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Haiti - Covid-19 : Daily report May 20, 2020
20/05/2020 11:37:28

GLOBAL SITUATION :
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, the number of people infected worldwide with the Coridavirus Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic (Official source), amounts to 4,918,938 confirmed cases (+ 2.0%) + 96.508 in 24 hours (the day before: +90.443). Number of contaminated countries 188 (unchanged).

Bulletin from the day before : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30814-haiti-covid-19-daily-report-may-19-2020.html

Since the start of the pandemic 1,798,654 people have been cured of Covid-19 worldwide (information not updated).

Since the start of the pandemic 323,723 people have died from Covid-19 worldwide (+ 1.28%) + 4,866 (the day before: +3,369).

The number of active cases worldwide (excluding death and recovery) is currently 2,796,630 (+ 3.39%) +91,711 (the day before: +28,310).

TOP 5 of the countries with the most active cases :
1st - USA: 1,147,331 cases +11,021 (the day before: +10,497)
2nd - Russia: 220.341 cases +2.594 (the day before: +3.227)
3rd - United Kingdom: 213,617 cases +1,874 (the day before: +2,522)
4th - Brazil: 147,108 cases +9,052 (the day before +7,220)
5th - France 90,230 cases +264 (the day before: -289)

TOP 5 of the countries with the most deaths :
1st - USA: 91.938 +1.569 (the day before +805)
2nd - United Kingdom 35,422 deaths +546 (the day before: +330)
3rd - Italy: 32,169 deaths +162 (the day before: +145)
4th - France: 28.003 deaths -289 (correction by medical authorities)
5th - Spain: 27,778 deaths +69 (the day before: +146)

DIASPORA :

United States :
1,147,331 active cases +11,021 (the day before: +10,497) and 91,938 deaths +1,569 (the day before: +805)

Healings : 289,392 people or +16,214

Tests : 12,233,987 people have been tested with the Covid-19 coronavirus throughout the United States, i.e. +399,479 tests in 24 hours (the day before: +335,305) including 1,467,739 in New York State (+28.182); 715,855 in Florida (+39,443) and 476,940 in Massachussets (+16,114).

Canada : 34,401 active cases +201 in 24 hours (the day before: +334) and 6,028 deaths +68 in 24 hours (the day before: +57).

Healings : 40,069 people, + 818in 24 hours (the day before +688)

France : 90,230 cases +264 (the day before: -289) and 28,003 deaths (-217 correction by the health authorities)

Cures : 62,554 people +835 in 24 hours (the day before +515)

Latin America and the Caribbean active cases :
Brazil : 147,108 cases +9,052 in 24 hours
Peru : 61,838 cases -1,793 in 24 hours
Ecuador : 27,855 cases +505 in 24 hours
Chile : 27,563 cases +2,147 in 24 hours
Colombia : 12,272 cases +1,359 in 24 hours
Mexico : 11,355 cases +442 in 24 hours
Dominican Republic : 6,169 cases +498 in 24 hours
Argentina : 5,544 cases +180 in 24 hours
Panama : 3,392 cases +26 in 24 hours
Haiti : 553 cases +62 in 24 hours
Jamaica : 366 cases -14 in 24 hours
Cuba : 270 cases -27 in 24 hours
Martinique : 98 cases (unchanged)
French Guyana : 119 cases (update not available)
Guadeloupe : 70 cases (unchanged)
Bahamas : 42 cases (unchanged) in 24 hours
Saint Martin : 36 active cases (unchanged)
Trinidad & Tobago : 1 case (unchanged)

HAITI :
Epidemiological situation :
The Ministry of Public Health informs that +63 new cases have been confirmed, making a total of 596 cases in Haiti (40.4% women and 59.6% men) since the first case (March 19, 2020) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30319-haiti-health-origin-of-the-first-2-cases-of-covid-19-in-haiti.html

1 new death has been reported bringing the total to 22.

The number of active cases in Haiti (excluding death and recovery) now stands at 553 cases (+ 12.6%) or +62 since the last report of the Ministry https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30814-haiti-covid-19-daily-report-may-19-2020.html

Number of suspected cases followed : 2,270 cases (+ 7.08%) or +150 (the day before +227)

People hospitalized 269 +16 (the day before: +14) and 933 cases under quarantine at home (-39.8%) -397 (the day before: + 73)

Cases confirmed by department (596) :
West: 445 cases +49 (the day before: +43)
Artibonite: 60 cases +8 (the day before: +15)
North: 22 cases +1 (the day before +5)
Northeast 18 cases -1 (the day before +7)
Southeast: 14 cases
Center: 13 cases +1 (the day before +1)
North West: 10 + 7 cases (the day before + 4)
Nippes: 7 cases
South: 5 cases +2
Grand’Anse: 2 cases

Location of cases (596) :
Artibonite :
Saint Marc : 26 cases + 4 (the day before : +88)
Gonaïves : 18 cases +2 (the day before + 3)
Saint Michel : 4 cases
Verettes : 4 cases +1 (the day before +1)
Marchand Dessalines 3 cases
Desdunes : 1 case
Ennery : 1 case
Estère : 1 case (+1)
Grande Saline 1 case
Marmelade 1 case (+1)

Center :
Mirebalais : 7 cases
Hinche : 3 cases +1
Boucain Carré 1 case (+1)
Saut-d’Eau 1 case
Savanette : 1 case

Grand'Anse :
Jérémie 2 cases

Nippes :
Miragoâne : 4 cases
Fond des Nègres : 2 cases
Paillant 1 case

North :
Cap Haïtien : 15 cases
Plaisance du Nord : 2 cases
Limbé 2 cases
Acul du Nord : 2 cases
Limonade : 1

North-East :
Fort Liberté : 8 cases
Ouanaminthe : 7 cases
Trou du Nord : 3 cases

North-West :
Port de Paix : 8 cases +3 (the day before +2)
Jean Rabel : 2 cases

West :
Port-au-Prince : 122 cases +13 (the day before : +16)
Delmas : 116 cases +14 (the day before +8)
Pétion-ville : 97 cases +10 (the day before : +9)
Croix-des-Bouquets : 37 cases +7 (the day before : +4)
Tabarre : 32 cases +2 (the day before : +2)
Carrefour : 18 cases +1 (the day before : +2)
Cité Soleil : 8 cases +1 (the day before +1)
Gressier 5 cases
Léogâne : 4 cases
Kenskoff : 3 cases
Archaie : 1 case
Cabaret 1 case
Ganthier : 1 case +1

South :
Camp-Perrin : 1 (+1)
Cayes : 1 case
Chantal : 1 case
Cavaillon 1 case
Port-Salut : 1 (+1)

South-East :
Jacmel : 9 cases
Belle Anse : 2 cases
Côte-de-Fer : 2 cases
La Vallée de Jacmel : 1 case

Distribution of cases by age group :
0-19 years: 44 cases (+5), 20-44 years: 339 cases (+25), 45-64 years: 163 cases (+23) and 65 years and over: 50 cases (+10).

Distribution of deaths by age group :
0-19 years: 2 cases (unchanged), 20-44 years: 6 cases (+1), 45-64 years: 6 cases (unchanged) and 65 years and over: 8 cases (unchanged).

Healings :: 21

Death : 22

Mortality rate : 3.69%

NEWS: Beginning of saturation in hospitals
Faced with Covid-19 progress (596 on May 20), Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe is expected to announce this Wednesday the renewal (for the 3rd time) of the state of health emergency for an additional month. In addition, he expressed concern about the start of saturation in hospitals when the pandemic is only in its infancy in Haiti.

UNITED STATES :
Epidemiological situation :
United States : 1,147,331 active cases +11,021 (the day before: +10,497) and 91,938 deaths +1,569 (the day before: +805)

New York City : 193,821 cases confirmed since the start of the epidemic +591 (the day before: +637) and 20,887 deaths (updated in 24 hours not available) (the day before: +86) .

Miami Dade (FL) : 15,942 since the start of the epidemic +78 (the day before: +206) and 578 deaths or +12 in 24 hours (the day before +5).

Florida : 8,744 people hospitalized +191 (the day before: +75).

New York State : 352,845 cases since the start of the epidemic +1,474 (the day before: +1,250) and 28,558 deaths +219 (the day before +107).

Mortality rate : 8.09%

State of Massachussets : 87,925 cases +873 confirmed cases since the start of the epidemic and 5,938 deaths +76.

Mortality rate : 6.75%

QUEBEC :
Epidemiological situation :
Total number of cases confirmed since the first case 44.197 (+ 1.31%) or +570 (the day before: +707).

Number of active cases (excluding death and recovery) 28,053 (+ 1.38%) +67 (the day before: +382).

Healings : 12.497 (+ 3.75%) or +452 (the day before: +291).

Death : 3,647 (+ 1.42%) or +51 (the day before: +34).

1,784 hospitalized cases or +13 in 24 hours (the day before: +5) including 180 in intensive care +1 (the day before: -4).

In Montreal, epicenter of the pandemic in Quebec where the largest Haitian community is located (nearly 150,000 members): 22,315 cases since the start of the epidemic +287 (the day before: +311) and 50.49% of all cases of Province.

TOP 5 des arrondissements de Montréal les plus contaminés :
1 - Montréal Nord : 2,052 cas +48 (la veille +24)
2 - Ahuntsic-Cartierville : 1,842 cas +25 cas (la veille +35)
3 - Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve : 1,844 cas +46 (la veille +46)
4 - Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce : 1,811 cas +19 (la veille +35)
5 - Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles 1,755 cas +25 (la veille +25)

TOP 5 des régions du Québec les plus contaminées :
1 - Montréal : 22,315 cas +287 (la veille +311)
2 - Montérégie : 5,496 cas +59 (la veille +112)
3 - Laval : 4,819 +59 (la veille +84)
4 - Lanaudière : 3,482 cas +47(la veille +76)
5 - Laurentides : 2,361 cas +41 (la veille +60)

Taux de mortalité : 8.25%

RÉPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE :
Situation épidémiologique :
Nombre total de cas confirmé depuis le premier cas (1er mars 2020 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30165-haiti-flash-first-case-of-covid-19-in-the-dominican-republic.html ) : 13,223 cas +498 (la veille : +411)

Nombre de cas actifs (excluant décès et guérisons) 6,169 +498 (la veille : -361).

Guérisons : 6,785 (+2,6%) soit +172 guérisons (la veille +766)

Décès : 441 décès +7 depuis le 1er mars : 0 (la veille : +6).

2,035 personnes sont hospitalisées soit -5 (la veille : +38) et 3,962 en quarantaine à domicile soit +324 (la veille : -399) et 136 personnes -6 sont en soins intensifs)

Top 5 des provinces les plus infectées ** :
1 - District national : 3,350 cas +105 (la veille : +102)
2 - Santo Domingo : 3,093 +148 cas (la veille :+134)
3 - Santiago : 1,304 +40 cas (la veille : +20)
4 - La Vega : 827 cas +13 (la veille +29)
5 - Duarte : 769 cas +3 (la veiile : +4)
**Nombre de cas confirmés depuis le début de l’épidémie.

Test : 58,357 soit +2,888 (la veille : +2,189)

Taux de mortalité : 3.34%

FRANCE :
Situation épidémiologique :
Nombre de cas confirmé depuis le début de l’épidémie 180,933 cas +882 en 24 heures (la veille : +358)

Nombre de cas actifs (excluant décès et guérisons) 90,230 cas +264 (la veille : -289).

18,409 personnes hospitalisées soit -547 (la veille : -346) dont 1,854 en réanimation -104 (la veille : -89).

Guérisons : 62,554 personnes +835 en 24 heures (la veille +515)

Depuis le début de l’épidémie 28,003 personnes sont décédées (-217 correction des autorités sanitaires), (la veille : +131) incluant 10,308 décès dans les Établissement d'hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes.

Taux de mortalité : 15.49%

Tests : 359,409 ont été effectués depuis le 9 mars 2020 soit +11,315 en 24 heures https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30715-haiti-covid-19-daily-bulletin-may-7-2020.html . 10.9% des tests se sont révélés positifs au Covid-19.

Scientific News :
SYMPTOMS :
Common symptoms of Covid-19 coronavirus: cough, fever and extreme fatigue. Some people may also have more severe symptoms, such as difficulty breathing or pneumonia. On average, symptoms of COVID-19 usually develop 5 to 7 days after infection. In some infrequent cases, they may appear only on the 12th day.

Tips
Basic advice protect yourself and avoid the spread of Covid-19 as much as possible, in case of introduction in Haiti :

Always cough or sneeze into your sleeves or elbow, never on the other person's face or in your hands;
Use tissues to wipe your hands or face and then throw them in the trash and then wash your hands;
Wash your hands frequently with soap or alcoholic water. You can also use a "sanitizer";
Avoid close contact with someone with flu-like illness and invite them to seek treatment;
Avoid contact with vulnerable people if you are sick;
Avoid greetings like handshakes and kisses;
Avoid touching your nose, eyes and mouth;
Avoid large gatherings as much as possible;