May 17, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin May 16 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39628-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-190.html

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

Total suspected cases: 45,252 cases +64 in 24 hours, the day before +584 in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2,795 cases +117 (in 27 days…), previous +0

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 39,608 cases +49 cases in 24 hours, the day before +570 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 693 deaths ((463 institutional (+0) and 230 community (+0)) +0, previous +6

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 from the Ministry)

Less than 1 year: 1,045 cases (+6)

1-4 years: 9,042 cases (+10)

5-9 years: 6,519 cases (+7)

10-14 years old: 3,244 cases (+2)

15-19 years old: 2,380 cases (+4)

20-29 years old: 5,834 cases (+8)

30-39 years old: 4,992 cases (+3)

40-49 years old: 3,683 cases (+3)

50-59 years old: 2,788 cases (+3)

60-69 years old: 1,972 cases (+2)

70-79 years old: 1,140 cases (+16)

80 years and over: 468 cases (+0)

Men: 54.36% men (=); Women 45.64 (=)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 7,916 +310 in 27 days, previous +0

Positivity rate: 35.30%, previous 35.20%

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-39628-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-190.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