June 23, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin June 22 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39933-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-227.html )

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

Total suspected cases: 53,417 cases +420 in 24 hours, previous +61 in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 3,279* cases +13 in 24h, previous +71 in 24h

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 46,947 cases +371 hospitalizations in 24 hours, the day before +116 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 765 deaths ((522 institutional (+0) and 243** community (+0)) +0, previous +0

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).

*On the average rate of confirmed cases tested and the number of suspected cholera cases since the start of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases should be between 18,000 and 19,000 cases.

**Very partial community data, irregular updating.

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3:

Less than 1 year: 1,309 cases (+45)

1-4 years: 10,604 cases (+90)

5-9 years: 7,628 cases (+67)

10-14 years old: 3,906 cases (+31)

15-19 years old: 2,899 cases (+28)

20-29 years old: 6,833 cases (+47)

30-39 years old: 5,793 cases (+37)

40-49 years old: 4,360 cases (+29)

50-59 years old: 3,277 cases (+12)

60-69 years old: 2,328 cases (+21)

70-79 years old: 1,350 cases (+9)

80 years and over: 552 cases (+4)

Men: 53.91% men (-); Women 46.09 (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 9,217 +20 in 24h, previous +186 in 24h

Positivity rate: 35.57%, previous 35.51%

**Evolution of the positivity rate:

**The apparent drop which indicates that nearly 55% of the cases tested are positive for cholera, does not reflect reality, but is caused by the irregular updating of data often lasting several 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-39933-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-227.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