May 3rd, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin May 2nd https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39520-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-176.html )

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

Total suspected cases: 42,907 cases +39 in 24 hours, the day before +70 in 24 hours

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

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 37,507 cases +36 cases in 24 hours, the day before +71 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 682 deaths ((458 institutional (+1) and 224** community (+0)) +1, previous +0

*No test results published by the MSPP Laboratories for 14 days

**Community deaths not updated by the MSPP for 10 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:

Partial update

Less than 1 year: + 972 (+2)

1-4 years: 8,593 cases (+11)

5-9 years: 6,158 cases (+5)

10-14 years old: 3,083 cases (+1)

15-19 years old: 2,249 cases (+0)

20-29 years old: 5,567 cases (+5)

30-39 years old: 4,735 cases (+3)

40-49 years old: 3,497 cases (+6)

50-59 years old: 2,658 cases (+2)

60-69 years old: 1,873 cases (+3)

70-79 years old: 1,078 cases (+1)

80 years and over: 428 cases (+0)

Men: 54.47% men (-); Women 45.53 (+)

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 14 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-39520-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-176.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