LAugust 19, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin August 18 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40376-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-270.html

Data calculated since the first confirmed case (October 3rd, 2022) according to data from the Department of Epidemiology, Laboratories and Research of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP).

Total suspected cases: 61,647 since October 3rd, 2022 +257, previous +35(partial)

Total new confirmed cases: 3,812 cases +29, previous +0

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 55,416 since October 3rd, 2022 +240 hospitalizations, previous +25

Total deaths: 832 deaths ((583 institutional (+5) and 249** community (+1)) +6, previous +0

* By extrapolating the average rate of confirmed cases tested on the number of suspected cholera cases since the start of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases should really be close to 22,000

**Institutional not updated for 11 days. Very partial community, rare update...

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3rd:

Less than 1 year: 1,542 cases (+6)

1-4 years: 12,406 cases (+63)

5-9 years: 8,822 cases (+37)

10-14 years old: 4,650 cases (+24)

15-19 years old: 3,496 cases (+24)

20-29 years old: 7,927 cases (+28)

30-39 years old: 6,719 cases (+16)

40-49 years old: 5,039 cases (+20)

50-59 years old: 3,793 cases (+19)

60-69 years old: 2,772 cases (+15)

70-79 years old: 1,650 cases (+3)

80 years and over: 683 cases (+2)

Men: 53.36% men (-); Women 46.64% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 10,862 +131 in 48 hours, previous +0

Positivity rate (average since outbreak rate): 35.09%, previous 35.25%

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-40376-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-270.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