April 26, 2023: (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin April 25, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39467-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-169.html )

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

Total suspected cases: 41,767 cases +248 in 24 hours, the day before +626 in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2,678* cases +0, the day before +0 in 24 hours

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 35,463** cases +0 cases in 24 hours, the day before +99 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 678 deaths ((454 institutional (+6) and 224** community (+0)) +0, previous +0

*No test results published by the MSPP Laboratories for 7 days

**Information not updated by the MSPP

***Community deaths not updated for 3 days

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 of suspected cases, total since October 3:

Incomplete and partial update of the MSPP

Less than 1 year: + 946 (+0)

1-4 years: 8,336 cases (+22)

5-9 years: 5,941 cases (+106)

10-14 years old: 3,030 cases (+0)

15-19 years old: 2,195 cases (+0)

20-29 years old: 5,453 cases (+100)

30-39 years old: 4,674 cases (+0)

40-49 years old: 3,427 cases (+0)

50-59 years old: 2,614 cases (+0)

60-69 years old: 1,845 cases (+0)

70-79 years old: 1,054 cases (+20)

Men: 54.55% men (=); Women 45.45 (=)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 7.605* +0 in previous 24 hours +0 in 24 hours

Positivity rate: 35.20%, previous 35.20%

*No test results published by the MSPP Laboratories for 7 days

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-39467-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-169.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