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Haiti - COVID-19 : Haiti Special Report #267
12/12/2020 10:44:36

WORLD SITUATION:
Saturday, December 12, 2020, the number of people infected worldwide with the Covid-19 coronavirus since the start of the pandemic (Official source), amounts to 69,688,577 (not available), Number of countries contaminated 191 (unchanged)

Bulletin of the day before: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-32506-haiti-covid-19-haiti-special-report-266.html

Since the start of the pandemic 45,406,350 people have been cured of Covid-19 worldwide (+482,081 in 24 hours)

Since the start of the pandemic 1,596,108 people have died from Covid-19 worldwide (+12,897 in 24 hours)

The number of active cases worldwide (excluding deaths and recoveries) is currently (not available)

Average healing rate in the world: (not available)

Average death rate in the world: (not available)

TOP 5 countries with the most active cases: (less deaths and recoveries)
1st - USA: 9,420,178 cases (+81,023 in 24 hours)
2nd - France: 2,156,883 (+11,546 in 24h)
3rd - United Kingdom 1,746,993 (+21,348 in 24 hours)
4th - Spain: 1,532,575 (+10,239 in 24h)
5th - India: 359,818 cases (-3,930 in 24 hours)

TOP 5 countries with the most deaths:
1st - USA: 295,522 deaths (+3,343 in 24 hours)
2nd - Brazil: 180,437 deaths (+672 in 24 hours)
3rd - India: 142,628 deaths (+442 in 24 hours)
4th - Mexico: 113,019 deaths (+693 in 24 hours)
5th - United Kingdom 63,603 (+424 in 24h)

TOP 5 countries with the highest total number of healings:
1st - India: 9,324,328 healings (+33,494 in 24h), cure rate 94.89% (+)
2nd - USA: 6,135,314 people (+150,267 in 24 hours), cure rate 38.71% (+) one place ahead
3rd - Brazil: 6,078,287 healings (+35,068 in 24h), cure rate 88.91% (-)
4th - Russia: 2,066,710 healings (+25,704 in 24 hours), cure rate 79.43% (+)
5th - Argentina: 1,324,792 healings (+6,605 in 24 hours), cure rate 88.95% (+)

DIASPORA:
USA:
Case since the first case (March 9, 2020): 15,851,014 cases (+234,633 in 24 hours)
Healings: 6,135,314 people (+150,267 in 24 hours)
National Healing Rate: 38.71% (+)
Deaths: 295,522 deaths (+3,343 in 24 hours)
Active cases (less deaths and recoveries): 9,420,178 cases (+81,023 in 24 hours)

Canada:
Cases since the start of the epidemic: 452,543 cases (+6,715 in 24 hours)
Healings: 367,837 people (+6,817 in 24 hours)
National Healing Rate: 81.28% (+)
Deaths: 13,267 deaths (+137 in 24 hours)
National death rate: 2.93% (-)
Active cases: (excluding death and recovery) 71,439 cases (-239 in 24 hours)

Canada: Number of daily confirmed cases

Between new cases and recoveries, the upward spread trend in Canada remains on average moderate and balanced

France:
Cases confirmed since the first case: 2,390,284 cases (+13,406 in 24 hours)
Healings: 175,860 people (+1,233 in 24 hours)
National Healing Rate: 7.36% (+)
Death: 57,541 deaths (+627 in 24 hours including 3-4 in EMS / EHPAD)
Active cases: (excluding death and cures) 2,156,883 (+11,546 in 24 hours)

Latin America and the Caribbean active cases (less deaths and recoveries):
Brazil: Brazil: 577,503 cases (+18,688 in 24 hours)
Mexico: 212,318 cases (+3,648 in 24 hours)
Argentina: 123,930 cases (+332 in 24h)
Colombia: 65,941 cases (+934 in 24 hours)
Dominican Republic: 31,216 cases (+623 in 24 hours) advance by one place
Peru: 28,012 cases (-2,099 in 24h)
Panama: 25,400 (+1,151 in 24h)
Ecuador: 12,719 cases (+378 in 24 hours)
Chile: 10,847 cases (+469 in 24 hours)
French Guiana: 9,785 cases (+76 in 24 hours)
Guadeloupe: 7,594 cases (-2 in 24 hours)
Martinique: 5,187 cases (-3 in 24 hours)
Jamaica: 3,572 cases (-79 in 24 hours)
Bahamas: 1,417 (-73 in 24h)
Haiti: 1,017 cases (-14 in 48 hours)
Cuba: 841 (+8 in 24h)

HAITI:
Epidemiological situation:
According to the Ministry of Public Health, 57 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Haiti on December 8 and 9, 2020 (latest partial data available) for a total of 9,491 confirmed cases overall of the national territory 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 (+24 cases on December 7)

Healings: 8,241 people (+71 in 48 hours)

Healing rate: 86.83% (+)

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

Death rate: 2.45% (-)

Active cases: (less deaths and cures) 1,017 cases (-14 in 48h)

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: 38,372 (+385 in 48 hours)

Cases tested since the start of the pandemic: 38,206 (+346 in 48 hours as of December 8). 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: 37 people (-32 in 48 hours on December 8)

People in intensive care: (information not available)

People currently treated at home: 386 people (-268 in 48 hours as of December 8)

Cases confirmed by department (in 48 hours):

West: 6.391 (+50)
North: 662 (+1)
Artibonite: 581 (+3)
Center: 493 (+2)
Northeast: 305 (unchanged)
South-East: 271 (unchanged)
South: 247 (unchanged)
Northwest: 226 (unchanged)
Grand'Anse: 170 (unchanged)
Nippes: 145 (+1)

UNITED STATES:
Epidemiological situation:

United States:
Case since the first case (March 9, 2020): 15,851,014 cases (+234,633 in 24 hours)
Healings: 6,135,314 people (+150,267 in 24 hours)
National Healing Rate: 38.71% (+)
Deaths: 295,522 deaths (+3,343 in 24 hours)
National death rate: 1.86% (-)
Active cases (less deaths and recoveries): 9,420,178 cases (+81,023 in 24 hours)
Tests: 213,383,678 people were tested (+367,862 in 24 hours)

USA: Number of daily confirmed cases

Upward trend, more than 3,000 deaths in 24 hours

New York State:
Cases since the start of the epidemic: 753,837 cases (+10,595 in 24 hours)
Healings: 90,152 people (+552 in 24 hours)
Healing rate: 11.96% (-)
Deaths: 35,357 deaths (+91 in 24 hours)
Death rate: 4.69% (-)
Active cases (less deaths and recoveries): 628,328 cases (+9,952 in 24 hours),
Tests: 21,514,118 people tested (+212,672 in 24 hours)

State of Massachusetts:
Cases since the start of the epidemic: 280,436 cases (+5,655 in 24 hours)
Healings: 187,221 people healed (weekly update)
Healing rate: 66.76% (-)
Deaths: 11,257 deaths (+48 in 24 hours)
Death rate: 4.01% (-)
Active cases (less deaths and recoveries): 81,958 cases (+5,607 in 24 hours)
Tests: 9,377,600 people tested (+99,181 in 24 hours)

Florida:
Cases since the start of the epidemic (March 1, 2020): 1,106,396 cases (+11,699 cases in 24 hours)
Deaths: 19,714 deaths (+123 in 24 hours)
Death rate: 1.78% (-)
Tests: 13,621,566 (+131,102 in 24h)

Miami Dade (FL):
Cases since the start of the epidemic: 253,403 cases (+2,120 in 24 hours)
Death: 3,959 deaths (+16 in 24 hours)
Death rate: 1.56% (-)

QUEBEC:
Epidemiological situation:

Cases confirmed since the first case (February 27, 2020):
160,023 cases (+1,713 in 24h)

Healing: 136,646 people (+1,736 in 24 hours)

Deaths: 7,435 deaths (+53 in 24 hours)

Active cases: (excluding death and recovery) 15,942 cases (-76 in 24 hours)

Hospitals: 871 people hospitalized (+23 in 24 hours), the day before (+4)

Intensive care: 123 people (+10 in 24 hours), the day before (+8)

In Montreal, epicenter of the pandemic in Quebec where the largest Haitian community is located (nearly 150,000 members): 56,420 cases have been confirmed since the start of the epidemic (+512 in 24 hours)

TOP 5 of the most contaminated Montreal boroughs:
1 - Côte-des-Neiges – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce: 4,881 cases (+55 in 24 hours)
2 - Villeray-Saint-Michel- Parc Extension: 4,626 (+51 in 24h)
3 - Montreal North: 4,343 cases (+29 in 24 hours)
4 - Ahuntsic-Cartierville: 4,334 (+46 in 24h)
5 - Mercier – Hochelaga-Maisonneuve: 4,074 cases (+21 in 24 hours)

TOP 5 of the most contaminated regions of Quebec:
1 - Montreal: 56,420 cases (+512 in 24 hours)
2 - Montérégie: 22,465 cases (+239 in 24 hours)
3 - Capitale-Nationale (Quebec): 13,762 cases (+207 in 24 hours)
4 - Laval: 12,871 cases (+94 in 24 hours)
5 - Lanaudière: 12,533 cases (+85 in 24 hours)

Province of Quebec Healing Rate: 85.39% (+)

Death rate: 4.65% (-)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:
Epidemiological situation:

Cases confirmed since March 1:
152,452 (+731 in 24 hours). First case (March 1, 2020) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31348-haiti-flash-152-cases-imported-since-the-reopening-of-airports.html

Heals: 118,877 healings since March 1 (+105 in 24 hours)

National Healing Rate: 77.98% (-)

Deaths: 2,359 deaths since March 1 (+1 in 24 hours)

Mortality rate: 1.55% (=)

active cases: (excluding death and recovery) 31,216 cases (+623 in 24 hours)

Hospital occupancy rate:

Covid- 19 beds: 842 out of 2,808 beds, i.e. 30% occupancy (+)
Intensive care beds: 231 out of 462 beds, i.e. 50% occupancy (+)
Beds with assisted ventilation: 126 out of 379 beds, i.e. 33% occupancy (+)

Top 5 of the most infected provinces (active case, less healings and deaths):
1 - National district: 7,642 cases (+205 in 24 hours)
2 - Santo Domingo: 4,516 cases (+147 in 24 hours)
3 - Santiago: 1,988 cases (+17 in 24h)
4 - La Vega: 1,295 cases (+37 in 24h)
4 - Espaillat: 1,076 cases (+1 in 24h)

Tests (since the 1st case): 778,887 tests (+4,500 in 24h)

FRANCE:
Epidemiological situation:

Cases confirmed since the first case: 2,390,284 cases (+13,406 in 24 hours)

Hospitalized people: 24,943 (-256 in 24 hours)

Intensive care: 2,874 people (-75 in 24 hours)

Healings: 175,860 people (+1,233 in 24 hours)

National Healing Rate: 7.36% (+)

Death: 57,541 deaths (+627 in 24 hours including 3-4 in EMS / EHPAD)

Death rate: 2.41% (+)

Active cases: (excluding death and cures) 2,156,883 (+11,546 in 24 hours)

Situation: Downward trend in spread, but the Ministry of Health has changed its method of calculation which produces a decrease in the number of new cases.

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.