August 22, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin August 21 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40400-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-273.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: 61,781 since October 3rd, 2022 +6 (partial and incomplete), previous +10 (partial and incomplete)

Total new confirmed cases: 3,815 cases +3, previous +0

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 55,451 since October 3rd, 2022 +6 hospitalizations, previous +11

Total deaths: 845 deaths ((598 institutional (+4) and 252** community (+2)) +6, previous +1

*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 actually be close to 22,000

** Very partial communities, rare update…

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3rd:

Partial and incomplete publication of data by the MSPP for this day

Less than 1 year: 1,542 cases (+0) not updated for 3 days

1-4 years: 12,478 cases (+2)

5-9 years: 8,866 cases (+0)

10-14 years old: 4,653 cases (+1)

15-19 years old: 3,497 cases (+0)

20-29 years old: 7,929 cases (+1)

30-39 years old: 6,722 cases (+0)

40-49 years old: 5,042 cases (+1)

50-59 years old: 3,794 cases (+0)

60-69 years old: 2,774 cases (+1)

70-79 years old: 1,651 cases (+0)

80 years and over: 684 cases (+0)

Men: 53.36% men (=); Women 46.64% (=) Not updated for 3 days

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 10,911 +13 in 48 hours, previous +25

Positivity rate (average since the rate of the epidemic): 34.05%, previous 35.05%

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-40400-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-273.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