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Haiti - COVID-19 : Haiti Special Report #266
11/12/2020 09:54:56

WORLD SITUATION:
Friday, December 11, 2020, the number of people worldwide infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus since the start of the pandemic (Official source), amounts to 69,688,577 (+2,544,672 in 4 days), Number of contaminated countries 191 (unchanged)

Bulletin of the day before: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-32474-haiti-diaspora-covid-19-daily-report-262.html and https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-32497-haiti-covid-19-haiti-special-report-265.html

Since the start of the pandemic 44,924,269 people have been cured of Covid-19 worldwide (+1,791,291 in 4 days)

Since the start of the pandemic 1,583,211 people have died from Covid-19 worldwide (+46,442 in 4 days)

The number of active cases worldwide (excluding deaths and recoveries) is currently 23,181,097 cases (+706,939 in 4 days)

World: Number of daily confirmed cases

The trend continues to rise

Average cure rate in the world: 64.46% (-)

Average death rate in the world: 2.27% (-)

TOP 5 countries with the most active cases: (less deaths and recoveries)
1st - USA: 9,339,155 cases (+485,284 in 4 days)
2nd - France: 2,145,337 (+25,201 in 4 days
3rd - United Kingdom 1,725,645 (+62,970 in 4 days)
4th - Spain: 1,522,336 (+34,317 in 4 days)
5th - India: 363,749 cases (-32,980 in 4 days)

TOP 5 countries with the most deaths:
1st - USA: 292,179 deaths (+9,867 in 4 days)
2nd - Brazil: 179,765 deaths (+2,824 in 4 days)
3rd - India: 142,186 deaths (+1,613 in 4 days)
4th - Mexico: 112,326 deaths (+2,609 in 4 days)
5th - United Kingdom 63.179 (+1.837 in 4 days)

TOP 5 countries with the highest total number of healings:
1st - India: 9,290,834 healings (+150,933 in 4 days), cure rate 94.84% (+)
2nd - Brazil: 6,043,219 healings (+176,562 in 4 days), cure rate 89.11% (+)
3rd - USA: 5,985,047 people (+360,603 in 4 days), cure rate 38.33% (+)
4th - Russia: 2,041,006 healings (+101,613 in 4 days), cure rate 79.28% (+)
5th - Argentina: 1,318,187 healings (+23,495 in 4 days), cure rate 88.90% (+)

DIASPORA:
USA:
Case since first case (March 9, 2020): 15,616,381 cases (+855,754 in 4 days)
Healings: 5,985,047 people (+360,603 in 4 days)
National Healing Rate: 38.33% (+)
Deaths: 292,179 deaths (+9,867 in 4 days)
Active cases (less deaths and cures): 9,339,155 cases (+485,284 in 4 days)

Canada:
Cases since the start of the epidemic: 445,828 cases (+26,980 in 4 days)
Healings: 361,020 people (+26,645 in 4 days)
National Healing Rate: 80.98% (-)
Deaths: 13,130 deaths (+442 in 4 days)
National death rate: 2.95% (-)
Active cases: (excluding death and recovery) 71,678 cases (-107 in 4 days)

Canada: Number of daily confirmed cases

Between new cases and recoveries, Canada remains stable

France:
Confirmed cases since the first case: 2,376,878 cases (+32,058 in 4 days)
Healings: 174,627 people (+4,373 in 4 days), previous (+1,006 in 24 hours)
National Healing Rate: 7.35% (+)
Deaths: 56,914 deaths (+1,785 in 4 days including 0 in EMS / EHPAD)
Active cases: (excluding death and recovery) 2,145,337 (+25,201 in 4 days

Latin America and the Caribbean active cases (less deaths and recoveries):
Brazil: Brazil: 558,815 cases (-1,127 in 4 days)
Mexico: 208,670 cases (+8,723 in 4 days)
Argentina: 123,598 cases (-5,050 in 4 days)
Colombia: 65,007 cases (-10,878 in 4 days)
Peru: 30,111 cases (+1,308 in 4 days)
Dominican Republic: 30,593 cases (+1,358 in 4 days)
Panama: 24,249 (+2,613 in 4 days)
Ecuador: 12,341 cases (+2,309 in 4 days)
Chile: 10,378 cases (+413 in 4 days)
French Guiana: 9,709 cases (+256 in 4 days)
Guadeloupe: 7,596 cases (+40 in 4 days)
Martinique: 5,190 cases (+53 in 4 days)
Jamaica: 3,651 cases (-206 in 4 days)
Bahamas: 1,490 (+78 in 4 days)
Haiti: 1,031 cases (+16 in 24 hours), the day before (-3)
Cuba: 833 (+177 in 4 days)

HAITI:
Epidemiological situation:
According to the Ministry of Public Health, 24 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Haiti on December 7, 2020 (latest partial data available) for a total of 9,434 confirmed cases throughout the territory national 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 ). Previous update (+11 cases on December 6)

Healings: 8,170 people (+8), the day before (+14)

Healing rate: 86.60% (+)

Deaths: 233 deaths, unchanged since November 28, latest data available.

Death rate: 2.47% (-)

Active cases: (less deaths and cures) 1,031 cases (+16 in 24 hours), the day before (-3)

Imported cases: 152 cases since the reopening of airports and +43 since the last report dated July 9 (109) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31348-haiti-flash-152-cases-imported-since-the-reopening-of-airports.html (Since then, this information is no longer made available)

Suspected cases investigated since March 19: 37,987 (+112 in 24 hours), the day before (+148)

Cases tested since the start of the pandemic: 37,860 (+147 in 24 hours as of December 6). Note that the very low number of people tested (screening) does not statistically make it possible to make a representative estimate of the cases of Covid-19 in Haiti.

Hospitalized people: 69 people (+2 in 24 hours as of December 6)

People in intensive care: (information not available)

People currently treated at home: 654 people (+91 in 24 hours as of December 6)

Cases confirmed by department:

West: 6.341 (+23)
North: 661 (unchanged)
Artibonite: 578 (+1)
Center: 491 (unchanged)
Northeast: 305 (unchanged)
South-East: 271 (unchanged)
South: 247 (unchanged)
Northwest: 226 (unchanged)
Grand'Anse: 170 (unchanged)
Nippes: 144 (unchanged)

UNITED STATES:
Epidemiological situation:

United States:
Case since first case (March 9, 2020): 15,616,381 cases (+855,754 in 4 days)
Healings: 5,985,047 people (+360,603 in 4 days)
National Healing Rate: 38.33% (+)
Deaths: 292,179 deaths (+9,867 in 4 days)
National death rate: 1.87% (-)
Active cases (less deaths and cures): 9,339,155 cases (+485,284 in 4 days)
Tests: 213,015,816 people were tested (+8,951,947 in 4 days)

USA: Number of daily confirmed cases

Upward trend, uncertain peak

New York State:
Cases since the start of the epidemic: 743,242 cases (+37,415 in 4 days)
Healings: 89,600 people (+1,651 in 4 days)
Healing rate: 12.06% (-)
Deaths: 35,266 deaths (+308 in 4 days)
Death rate: 4.74% (-)
Active cases (less deaths and cures): 618,376 cases (+35,456 in 4 days),
Tests: 21,301,446 people tested (+796,752 in 4 days)

State of Massachusetts:
Cases since the start of the epidemic: 274,781 cases (+17,937 in 4 days)
Healings: 187,221 people healed (+17,412 over 7 days) (weekly update)
Healing rate: 68.13% (+)
Deaths: 11,209 deaths (+205 in 4 days)
Death rate: 4.08% (-)
Active cases (less deaths and cures): 76,351 cases (+320 in 4 days)
Tests: 9,278,419 people tested (+308,167 in 4 days)

Florida:
Cases since the start of the epidemic (March 1, 2020): 1,094,697 cases (+36,623 cases in 4 days)
Deaths: 19,591 deaths (+414 in 4 days)
Death rate: 1.79% (-)
Tests: 13,490,464 (+406,943 in 4 days)

Miami Dade (FL):
Cases since the start of the epidemic: 251,283 cases (+8,233 in 4 days)
Deaths: 3,943 deaths (+30 in 4 days)
Death rate: 1.57% (-)

QUEBEC:
Epidemiological situation:

Cases confirmed since the first case (February 27, 2020):
158,310 cases (+6,711 in 4 days)

Healing: 134,910 people (+4,892 in 4 days)

Deaths: 7,382 deaths (+127 in 4 days)

Active cases: (excluding death and recovery) 16,018 cases (+1.920 in 4 days)

Hospitals: 848 people hospitalized (+4 in 24 hours)

Intensive care: 113 people (+8 in 24 hours)

In Montreal, epicenter of the pandemic in Quebec, where the largest Haitian community is located (nearly 150,000 members): 55,908 cases have been confirmed since the start of the epidemic (+2,090 in 4 days)

TOP 5 of the most contaminated Montreal boroughs:
1 - Côte-des-Neiges – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce: 4,826 cases (+323 in 4 days)
2 - Villeray-Saint-Michel- Parc Extension: 4,575 (+270 in 4 days)
3 - Montreal North: 4,314 cases (+265 in 4 days)
4 - Ahuntsic-Cartierville: 4,288 (+241 in 4 days)
5 - Mercier – Hochelaga-Maisonneuve: 4,053 cases (+180 in 4 days)

TOP 5 of the most contaminated regions of Quebec:
1 - Montreal: 55,908 cases (+2,090 in 4 days)
2 - Montérégie: 22,226 cases (+990 in 4 days)
3 - Capitale-Nationale (Quebec): 13,555 cases (+729 in 4 days)
4 - Laval: 12,777 cases (+593 in 4 days)
5 - Lanaudière: 12,448 cases (+488 in 4 days)

Province of Quebec Healing Rate: 85.22% (-)

Death rate: 4.66% (-)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:
Epidemiological situation:

Cases confirmed since March 1:
151.721 (+3.268 in 4 days). First case (March 1, 2020) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30165-haiti-flash-first-case-of-covid-19-in-the-dominican-republic.html

Healings: 118,770 healings since March 1 (+1,897 in 4 days)

National Healing Rate: 78.28% (-)

Deaths: 2,358 deaths since March 1 (+13 in 4 days)

Mortality rate: 1.55% (-)

active cases: (excluding death and recovery) 30,593 cases (+1,358 in 4 days)

Hospital occupancy rate:

Covid- 19 beds: 837 out of 2,809 beds, i.e. 30% occupancy (+)
Intensive care beds: 218 out of 462 beds, i.e. 47% occupancy (+)
Beds with assisted ventilation: 116 out of 379 beds, i.e. 31% occupancy (+)

Top 5 of the most infected provinces (active case, less healings and deaths):
1 - National district: 7,437 cases (+448 in 4 days)
2 - Santo Domingo: 4,369 cases (+126 in 4 days)
3 - Santiago: 1,971 cases (+75 in 4 days)
4 - La Vega: 1,258 cases (+138 in 4 days)
4 - Espaillat: 1,075 cases (+4 in 4 days)

Tests (since the 1st case): 774,387 tests (+21,254 in 4 days)

FRANCE:
Epidemiological situation:

Confirmed cases since the first case: 2,376,878 cases (+32,058 in 4 days)

Hospitalized people: 25,199 (-327 in 24 hours)

Intensive care: 2,949 people (-82 in 24 hours)

Healings: 174,627 people (+4,373 in 4 days), previous (+1,006 in 24 hours)

National Healing Rate: 7.35% (+)

Deaths: 56,914 deaths (+1,785 in 4 days including 0 in EMS / EHPAD)

Death rate: 2.39% (+)

Active cases: (excluding death and recovery) 2,145,337 (+25,201 in 4 days)

France: Spread trend:

Downward spread trend, but the Ministry of Health has changed its method of calculation which produces a decrease in the number of new cases. However, the number of cases remains higher than the forecasts expected by the authorities.

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.