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Haiti - Covid-19 : Daily report August 23, 2020
23/08/2020 07:19:38

Haiti - Covid-19 : Daily report August 23, 2020
WORLD SITUATION :
Sunday 23 August 2020, the number of people infected worldwide by the Covid-19 coronavirus since the start of the pandemic (Official source), amounts to 23,218,911 confirmed cases (+250,765 in 24 hours), the day before (+264,430). Number of contaminated countries 188 (unchanged)

Bulletin of the day before : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31602-haiti-covid-19-daily-report-august-22-2020.html

Since the start of the pandemic 14,937,224 people (+211,586 in 24 hours) have been cured of Covid-19 around the world, the day before (+171,013)

Since the start of the pandemic 804,688 people have died from Covid-19 around the world (+5,063 in 24 hours), the day before (+5,438)

The number of active cases in the world (excluding deaths and recoveries) is currently 7,476,999 cases (+34,116 in 24 hours), the day before (+64,468)

World: Number of daily confirmed cases



Note that the progression of the Covid-19 pandemic at the global level has been in a plateau phase since July 22 and seems to be starting to decline slightly ...

Average cure rate in the world : 64.33% (+)

Average death rate in the world : 3.47% (-)

TOP 5 countries with the most active cases :
1st - USA: 3,506,399 cases (+22,874 in 24 hours), the day before (+29,520)
2nd - India: 707,668 cases (+10,338 in 24 hours), the day before (+5,300)
3rd - Brazil: 554,146 cases (-9,268 in 24 hours), the day before (+18,061)
4th - United Kingdom: 283,539 cases (+1,311 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,058)
5th - Spain: 206,840 (enters the Top 5)

TOP 5 countries with the most deaths :
1st - USA: 176,362 deaths (+953 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,126)
2nd - Brazil: 114,250 deaths (+892 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,054)
3rd - Mexico: 60,254 deaths (+644 in 24 hours), the day before (+504)
4th - India: 56,706 (+912 in 24 hours), the day before (+945)
5th - United Kingdom 41.509 (+18 in 24 hours), the day before (+2)

TOP 5 countries with the highest total number of healings :
1st - Brazil: 2,913,966 (+58,408 in 24h), cure rate 81.34% (-)
2nd - India: 2,280,566 (+57,989 in 24h), cure rate 74.90% (+)
3rd - USA: 1,985,484 people (+20,428 in 24 hours) cure rate 35.03% (+)
4th - Russia: 768,906 (+ 3,152 in 24h), cure rate 80.57% (-)
5th - South Africa: 504,127 (+4,025 in 24h), cure rate 83.05% (+)

DIASPORA :

United States :
Cases since the start of the epidemic : 5,668,245 cases (+44,255 in 24 hours), the day before (+48,667)
Healings : 1,985,484 people (+20,428 in 24 hours), the day before (+18,021)
National Healing Rate : 35.03% (+)
Deaths : 176,362 deaths (+953 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,126)
Active cases (less deaths and recoveries): 3,506,399 cases (+22,874 in 24 hours), the day before (+29,520)

Canada :
Cases since the start of the epidemic : 126,560 cases (+241 in 24 hours), the day before (+694)
Healings : 112,621 people (+240 in 24 hours), the day before (+570)
National Healing Rate : 88.99% (+)
Death : 9,117 deaths (+7 in 24 hours), the day before (+13)
National death rate : 7.20% (-)
Active cases : (excluding death and recovery) 4,822 cases (-6 in 24 hours), the day before (+411)

France :
Confirmed cases since the first case : 275,235 (+3,602 in 24 hours), previous (+4,586)
Healings : 84,923 people (+121 in 24 hours), previous (+187)
National Healing Rate : 31.26% (-)
Death : 30,495 deaths (+8 in 24h), previous (+23)
Active cases : (excluding death and recovery) 159,817 (3,473 in 24h), previous (+4,376)

Latin America and the Caribbean active cases :
Brazil : 554,146 cases (-9,268 in 24 hours), the day before (+18,061)
Peru : 168,092 cases (+8,797 in 24 hours), the day before (+8,439)
Colombia : 156.630 (-1.782 in 24 hours), the day before (-1.489) update not available
Argentina : 84.173 (+1.666 in 24 hours), the day before (+1.791)
Mexico : 42,858 cases (+1,078 in 24 hours), the day before (-138)
Dominican Republic : 28,997 cases (-205 in 24 hours), the day before (-569)
Panama : 23,074 (+263 in 24 hours), the day before (-26)
Chile : 15,186 cases (+37 in 24 hours), the day before (+34)
Ecuador : 12,923 cases (+420 in 24 hours), the day before (+855)
French Guiana : 7,331 cases (+5 in 24 hours), the day before (+13)
Haiti : 2,497 (+34 in 24h), the day before: (+19) (update not available)
Bahamas : 1,509 cases (+54), the day before (+79)
Cuba : 522 (-20 in 24 hours), the day before (-41)
Jamaica : 580 cases (+38), the day before (+55)
Guadeloupe : 666 cases (unchanged in 24 hours), the day before (+259 in 48 hours)
Martinique : 221 cases (unchanged in 24 hours)

HAITI :
Epidemiological situation :
NOTICE : The Ministry of Public Health, for an unknown reason has not been able for almost a week to publish the figures of the situation in Haiti as before, to be inserted in our general report of 11:00 am.

In order not to penalize the Haitian diaspora in the world, the 11:00 am report is now published earlier without the situation in Haiti. A special bulletin will be published for Haiti during the day, depending on the availability of information from the Ministry of Public Health.

Should the situation recover in the future, we will include the situation in Haiti in the general bulletin. [HL]

Situation in Haiti the day before : https://www.haitilibre.com/article-31608-haiti-covid-19-forte-hausse-des-cas-confirmes-et-suspects-en- 24h.html

UNITED STATES :
Epidemiological situation :

United States :
Cases since the start of the epidemic : 5,668,245 cases (+44,255 in 24 hours), the day before (+48,667)
Healings : 1,985,484 people (+20,428 in 24 hours), the day before (+18,021)
National Healing Rate : 35.03% (+)
Deaths : 176,362 deaths (+953 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,126)
National death rate : 3.11% (-)
Active cases (less deaths and recoveries): 3,506,399 cases (+22,874 in 24 hours), the day before (+29,520)
Tests : 71,560,771 people were tested (+757,261 in 24 hours) the day before (+771,584)

USA: Number of daily confirmed cases



The United States on the mend. The downward trend in new Covid-19 cases in the United States has continued for 38 days.

New York State :
Cases since the start of the epidemic : 429,165 cases (+653 in 24 hours), the day before (+709)
Healings : 74,553 people (+68 in 24 hours), the day before (+79)
Deaths : 32,871 deaths (+7) the day before (+3)
Death rate : 7.66% (-)
Active cases (less deaths and recoveries): 321,741 cases (+578 in 24 hours), the day before (+627)
Tests : 7,547,116 people tested (+94,849 in 24h), the day before (+98,880)

New York City :
Cases since the start of the epidemic : 231,841 cases (+267 in 24 hours), the day before (+286)
Deaths : 23,646 deaths (+5 in 24 hours), the day before (+2)
Death rate : + 10.20% (-)

State of Massachusetts :
Cases since the start of the epidemic : 125,360 cases (+144 in 24 hours), previous (+488)
Healings : 102,205 people healed (not updated)
Death : 8,921 deaths (+20 in 48h), previous (+13)
Death rate : 7.12% (+)
Active cases (less deaths and recoveries): 14,234 cases (+124 in 24 hours), the day before (+475)
Tests : 1,553,673 people tested (+8,336 in 24 hours), the day before (+26,815)

Florida :
Cases since the start of the epidemic (March 1, 2020) : 597,597 cases (+4,311 cases in 24 hours), the day before (+4,684)
Deaths : 10,274 deaths (+106 in 24 hours), the day before (+119)
Death rate : 1.72% (+)
Tests : 4,401,847 (+34,635 in 24h), the day before (+31,460)

Miami Dade (FL) :
Cases since the start of the epidemic : 151,214 cases (+909 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,143)
Deaths : 2,238 deaths (+19 in 24 hours), the day before (+34)
Death rate : 1.48% (=)

QUEBEC :
Epidemiological situation :
Cases confirmed since the first case (February 27, 2020) : 61,599 cases (+104 in 24 hours), the day before (+93)

Healing : 54,476 people (+4 in 24 hours), the day before (+89)

Death : 5,739 deaths (+6 in 24 hours), the day before (+3)

Active cases : (excluding death and recovery) 1,384 cases (+94 in 24 hours), the day before (unchanged)

Hospitals : 124 people hospitalized (-12 in 24 hours) the day before (-10)

Intensive care : 16 people (-7 in 24 hours), the day before (-2)

In Montreal, epicenter of the pandemic in Quebec where the largest Haitian community is located (nearly 150,000 members): 29,583 cases have been confirmed since the start of the epidemic (+36 in 24 hours) the day before (+32).

TOP 5 of the most contaminated Montreal boroughs :
NOTE : Santé Montréal has not updated the situation by borough. The figures below are from our newsletter the day before.
1 - Montreal North: 2,649 cases (unchanged in 24 hours), the day before (+1)
2 - Mercier – Hochelaga-Maisonneuve: 2,474 cases (+5 in 24 hours), the day before (+4)
3 - Ahuntsic-Cartierville: 2.473 (+4 in 24 hours), the day before (+3)
4 - Côte-des-Neiges – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce: 2,353 cases (+2 in 24 hours), the day before (+2)
5 - Rivière-des-Prairies – Pointe-aux-Trembles: 2,236 cases (+1 in 24 hours), the day before (unchanged)

TOP 5 of the most contaminated regions of Quebec :
1 - Montreal: 29,583 cases (+36 in 24 hours), the day before (+32)
2 - Montérégie: 9.203 cases (+11 in 24 hours), previous: (+11)
3 - Laval: 6,223 cases (+13 in 24 hours), previous: (+9)
4 - Lanaudière: 4,770 (+10 in 24h), previous: (+10)
5 - Laurentides: 4,144 cases (+9 in 24 hours), previous: (+11)

Quebec Province Healing Rate : 88.44% (-)

Death rate : 9.32% (=)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC :
Epidemiological situation :
Cases confirmed since March 1 :: 90,500 cases (+633 in 24 hours), the day before (+857). First case (March 1, 2020) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30165-haiti-flash-first-case-of-covid-19-in-the-dominican-republic.html

Heals : 59,949 healings (+817 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,398)

Death : 1,554 since March 1 (+21 in 24 hours), the day before +28)

active cases : (excluding death and recoveries) 28,997 cases (-205 in 24 hours), the day before (-569)

Hospitalized people : 7,287 people (+ = 3 in 24 hours), the day before (+205)

Intensive care : 273 people in intensive care (-14 in 24 hours), the day before (unchanged)

Quarantine in treatment at home : 21,771 people (-147 in 24 hours), the day before (-774)

Top 5 of the most infected provinces (active case *) :
1 - National district: 7,351 cases (-93 in 24 hours), the day before (-73)
2 - Santo Domingo: 3,790 cases (-45 in 24 hours), the day before (-153)
3 - Santiago: 3,992 (+15 in 24 hours), the day before (+10)
5 - La Altagracia: 905 (+23 in 24 hours), the day before (-23)
4 - La Vega: 1.047 (-6 in 24 hours), the day before (-5)

* Less healings and deaths.

Tests (since the 1st case): 343,796 tests (+3,936 in 24 hours), the day before (+4,382)

National Healing Rate : 66.24% (+)

Death rate : 1.72% (+)

FRANCE :
Epidemiological situation :
Confirmed cases since the first case : 275,235 (+3,602 in 24 hours), previous (+4,586)

Hospitalized people : 4,685 (-35 in 24 hours), previous (-3)

Intensive care : 368 people (+1 in 24 hours), previous (-1)

Healings : 84,923 people (+121 in 24 hours), previous (+187)

National Healing Rate : 31.26% (-)

Death : 30,495 deaths (+8 in 24h), previous (+23)

Death rate : 11.08% (-)

Active cases : (excluding death and recovery) 159,817 (3,473 in 24h), previous (+4,376)

Scientific News :
NEWS: COVID-19, new definitions in Haiti
Suspected COVI-19 case :
Anyone with a fever greater than or equal to 38 degrees Celsius, or a recent history of fever (within the past 14 days), with or without cough with or without breathing difficulties, aches, unexplained headache.
Or
Anyone with sudden changes in taste (dysguesia or ageusia) or smell (hyposmia or anosmia) without associated rhinitis.
Or
Anyone art a clinician (doctor or nurse) which suspects the Covid-19.
In children: all the above-mentioned signs and/or deterioration in general condition, diarrhea or isolated fever, especially in children under 3 months old.

Confirmed case of COVID-19 :
Any suspected Covid-19 case for which a test detects the presence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acids regardless of signs and symptoms. All Confirmed Covid-19 Cases should be placed in institutional or residential segregation.

Recovered or declared restored case of Covid-19 :
A Covid-19 case is declared "recovered" or "reinstated" in the following situations:
Symptomatic (sick) people tested positive: at least 10 days since the disappearance of the signs of the disease with or without a new negative test (repeat of the test if possible).

Or

Asymptomatic people (not sick) tested positive: 10 days without the appearance of any sign of disease with or without a new negative test (repeat of the test if possible).

Death due to Covid-19 :
Death occurring in a confirmed case (by test or by epidemiological link) or by post mortem confirmation in the absence of any other obvious cause of death unrelated to the Covid-19 coronavirus.

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 tips to protect yourself and avoid spreading as much as possible, if Covid-19 is introduced 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 contact with someone with influenza-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 if you have not washed your hands;
  • Avoid people gathering.

Yesterday report :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31602-haiti-covid-19-daily-report-august-22-2020.html

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31426-haiti-flash-evaluation-of-traditional-haitian-remedies-against-covid-19.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31143-haiti-flash-the-number-of-covid-19-cases-increased-by-more-than-600-in-one-month.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31113-haiti-flash-reopening-of-the-international-airport-official-date.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31055-haiti-flash-new-protocol-for-the-return-of-stranded-haitians-in-france.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30966-haiti-covid-19-medecin-sans-frontiere-sounds-the-alarm.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30901-haiti-flash-state-disbursements-report-to-fight-against-the-covid-19.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30843-haiti-flash-presidential-decree-setting-the-general-rules-for-protecting-the-population-from-covid-19.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30827-haiti-covid-19-the-state-of-health-emergency-extended-by-2-months.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30679-haiti-notice-mask-wearing-mandatory-in-public-places.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30573-haiti-ovid-19-the-distribution-of-5-million-masks-has-started.htm
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30454-haiti-flash-covid-19-first-death-in-haiti.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30401-haiti-covid-19-president-moise-announces-a-package-of-economic-relief.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30311-haiti-flash-president-moise-declares-a-state-of-health-emergency-text-of-the-order.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30218-haiti-flash-haiti-among-the-most-vulnerable-countries-face-the-covid-19.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30165-haiti-flash-first-case-of-covid-19-in-the-dominican-republic.html

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