April 28, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin April 27, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39480-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-171.html )

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

Total suspected cases: 42,293 cases +130 in 24 hours, the day before +396 in 24 hours

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

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 36,996** cases +1,533 cases in 48 hours, the day before +0 in 24 hours

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

*No test results published by the MSPP Laboratories for 9 days

**Information not updated by the MSPP for 3 days

***Community deaths not updated for 5 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 MSPP update

Less than 1 year: + 947 (+0)

1-4 years: 8,466 cases (+130)

5-9 years: 6,081 cases (+0)

10-14 years old: 3,051 cases (+0)

15-19 years old: 2,210 cases (+0)

20-29 years old: 5,486 cases (+0)

30-39 years old: 4,692 cases (+0)

40-49 years old: 3,442 cases (+0)

50-59 years old: 2,627 cases (+0)

60-69 years old: 1,856 cases (+0)

70-79 years old: 1,063 cases (+0)

80 years and over: 219 cases (+)

Men: 54.54% men (-+); Women 45.46 (-)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 7.606* +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 9 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-39480-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-171.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