April 20, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin April 19, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39411-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-163.html

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

Total suspected cases: 40,658 cases +38 in 24 hours, the day before +53 in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2.677** cases +0, the day before +5 in 24 hours

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 35,162 cases +35 in 24 hours, the day before +49 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 670• deaths ((448 institutional (+0) and 222 community (+0)) +0, the day before +0

* Information not updated for 4 days

** no published test results

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

Distribution and deviations of suspected cases, total since October 3:

(Partial update)

Less than 1 year: + 937 (+2)

1-4 years: 8,280 cases (+9)

5-9 years: 5,916 cases (+7)

10-14 years old: 2,943 cases (+3)

15-19 years old: 2,127 cases (+1)

20-29 years old: 5,309 cases (+3)

30-39 years old: 4,559 cases (+4)

40-49 years old: 3,347 cases (+3)

50-59 years old: 2,544 cases (+1)

60-69 years old: 1,791 cases (+5)

70-79 years old: 1,022 cases (+0)

Men: 54.83% men (+); Women 45.16 (-)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 7,605 +0 in the previous 24 hours +17 in 24 hours

Positivity rate: 35.20%, previous 35.20%

Departments with confirmed cases:

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

Previous bulletin: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39411-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-163.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