May 8, 2023: (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin May 7 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39558-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-181.html

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

Total suspected cases: 43,479 cases +16 in 24 hours, the day before +43 in 24 hours

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

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 37,987 cases +16 cases in 24 hours, the day before +39 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 684 deaths ((460 institutional (+0) and 224** community (+0)) +0, previous +0

*No test results published by the MSPP Laboratories (or lack of update) for 19 days

**Community deaths not updated by the MSPP for 15 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 and incomplete update of the Ministry)

Less than 1 year: + 989 (+1)

1-4 years: 8,708 cases (+2)

5-9 years: 6,249 cases (+3)

10-14 years old: 3,116 cases (+0)

15-19 years old: 2,285 cases (+1)

20-29 years old: 5,621 cases (+5)

30-39 years old: 4,794 cases (+2)

40-49 years old: 3,528 cases (+0)

50-59 years old: 2,686 cases (+0)

60-69 years old: 1,887 cases (+1)

70-79 years old: 1,097 cases (+0)

80 years and over: 437 cases (+1)

Men: 54.42% men (-); Women 45.58 (+)

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 (confirmed case) published by the MSPP Laboratories for 19 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-39558-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-181.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