May 16, 2023: (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin May 15 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39620-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-189.html

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

Total suspected cases: 45,188 cases +584 in 24 hours, the day before +250 in 24 hours

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

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 39,559 cases +570 cases in 24 hours, the day before +217 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 693 deaths ((463 institutional (+3) and 230 community (+3)) +6, previous +1

*No information on the number of samples received and the number of cases confirmed by the MSPP Laboratories. Information not updated for 27 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:

Less than 1 year: 1,039 cases (+15)

1-4 years: 9,032 cases (+104)

5-9 years: 6,512 cases (+91)

10-14 years old: 3,242 cases (+45)

15-19 years old: 2,376 cases (+31)

20-29 years old: 5,826 cases (+85)

30-39 years old: 4,989 cases (+85)

40-49 years old: 3,680 cases (+54)

50-59 years old: 2,785 cases (+34)

60-69 years old: 1,970 cases (+24)

70-79 years old: 1,124 cases (+13)

80 years and over: 468 cases (+3)

Men: 54.36% men (-); Women 45.64 (+)

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 information on the number of samples received and the number of cases confirmed by the MSPP Laboratories. Information not updated for 27 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-39620-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-189.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