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Haiti - Cholera : Daily Bulletin #278
10/09/2023 10:27:13

Haiti - Cholera : Daily Bulletin #278
August 26, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin August 25 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40461-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-277.html

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

Total suspected cases: 62,790 since October 3rd, 2022 +44 (partial and incomplete), previous +533
Total new confirmed cases: 3,835* cases +20, previous +18
Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 56,279 since October 3rd, 2022 +24 hospitalizations, previous +417
Total deaths: 850** deaths ((598 institutional deaths (+0) and 252** community deaths (+0)) +0, previous +0

*Only 17.5% of cases are tested. By extrapolating the average rate of confirmed cases tested over the number of suspected cholera cases since the start of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases should actually be above 21,000.
**Not updated for 4 days - Very partial community, rare update…

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3rd:
(Partial and incomplete update from the Ministry)
Less than 1 year: 1,589 cases (+20)
1-4 years: 12,695 cases (+8)
5-9 years: 9,004 cases (+1)
10-14 years: 4,718 cases (+2)
15-19 years old: 3,561 cases (+2)
20-29 years old: 8,049 cases (+2)
30-39 years old: 6,819 cases (+2)
40-49 years old: 5,118 cases (+4)
50-59 years old: 3,858 cases (+2)
60-69 years: 2,829 cases (+0)
70-79 years: 1,687 cases (+1)
80 years and over: 696 cases (+0)

Men: 53.31% men (=); Women 46.69% (=) Not updated today

Positivity rate by age segment:



Number of tests carried out: 11,027 +15 in 24 hours, previous +101 in 72 hours

Positivity rate (average since the outbreak of the epidemic): 34.77%, previous 34.80%

Departments with confirmed cases:
Artibonite, Center, Grand’Anse, North, North West, Nippes, North-East, West, South and South-East

Previous bulletin: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40461-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-277.html

List of Acute Diarrhea Treatment Centers (including Cholera): https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37939-icihaiti-flash-list-of-acute-diarrhea-treatment-centers-including-cholera.html

Definitions:
Suspected cases:
Any person 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 who spends at least 24 hours in a treatment center
Institutional death:
Any suspected or confirmed case who dies in a care center.
Community death:
Any suspected case who dies outside a care 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

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