Cholera situation in Haiti:

Partial assessment of cholera in Haiti according to data from the Department of Epidemiology, Laboratories and Research (DELR) of the Ministry of Public Health.

November 17, 2022:(latest data available)

Data calculated since the first confirmed case (October 3, 2022)

(Partiel)

Total suspected cases: 9.682 cases +22 (+0.22%) in 24 hours (the day before: +337 cases in 24 hours)

Total confirmed cases: 843 cases +27 (+3.20%) in 24 hours, (the day before: 9 cases in 24 hours)

Total suspected cases hospitalized: 8,450 cases +20 (+0.23%) in 24 hours, (the day before +310 in 24 hours)

Total deaths: 176 deaths (118 institutional and 58 community) +2 deaths (+1.14%) in 24 hours, (the day before: +0 deaths in 24 hours).

Weekly positivity rate:

Distribution and deviations of suspected cases, total since October 3rd (in 24 hours):

(Ministry data not updated)

Less than 1 year: +200 (=)

1-4 years: 1,790 cases (=)

5-9 years: 1,303 cases (=)

10-14 years: 608 cases (=)

15-19 years old: 451 cases (=)

20-29 years old: 1,434 cases (=)

30-39 years old: 1,435 cases (=)

40-49 years old: 977 cases (=)

50-59 years old: 649 cases (=)

60-69 years: 387 cases (=)

70-79 years: 189 cases (=)

80 and + () case ()

Men: 59.47% men (-); women 40.53% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 2,160 tests +90 in 24 hours, (the day before +16 in 24 hours)

Positivity rate: +39.02%, (the day before +39.42%)

Affected Departments:

Artibonite, Centre, Grand’Anse, North, Nippes, North-East, West, South and South-East

Previous bulletin : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38182-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-43.html

List of Treatment Centers for acute diarrhea (including Cholera) : https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37939-icihaiti-flash-list-of-acute-diarrhea-treatment-centers-including-cholera.html

Definitions:

Suspected cases:

Anyone with acute watery, profuse diarrhea with or without vomiting and dehydration

Confirmed case:

Any suspected case with a positive culture for “Vibrio cholerae” or presenting an epidemiological link with a confirmed case of cholera

Hospitalized case:

Any suspected or confirmed case that spends at least 24 hours in a care centre

Institutional death:

Any suspected or confirmed case who dies in a treatment center.

Community death:

Any suspected case that dies outside of a caring institution.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38148-haiti-humanitarian-the-un-and-its-partners-launch-a-flash-appeal-of-$1456m-for-haiti.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37816-icihaiti-cholera-entry-ban-on-cooked-food-from-haiti-on-the-dajabon-market.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37807-haiti-flash-cholera-the-who-is-sounding-the-alarm.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37803-haiti-flash-already-7-dead-from-cholera-and-dozens-of-suspected-cases.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37795-haiti-flash-cholera-back-in-haiti-fear-of-epidemic-the-un-ready-to-intervene.html

HL/ HaitiLibre