March 2nd, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin February 23, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38983-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-123.html )

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

Total suspected cases: 35,583 cases +1,565 (+4.60%), previous +186

Total confirmed cases: 2,447 cases +70 (2.94%), previous +0*

Total suspected and confirmed hospitalized cases: 30,713 cases +1,516 (+5.19%), previous +184

Total deaths: 594** deaths ((389 institutional (+0) and 205 community (+0)) +0 (%), previous: +0

* No published test results

**The Ministry has not updated this information for 17 days

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).

Weekly positivity rate:

Distribution and deviations of suspected cases, total since October 3:

Less than 1 year: + 710 (+39)

1-4 years: 7,185 cases (+382)

5-9 years: 5,198 cases (+248)

10-14 years old: 2,526 cases (+144)

15-19 years old: 1,849 cases (+88)

20-29 years old: 4,757 cases (+202)

30-39 years old: 4,119 cases (+129)

40-49 years old: 2,998 cases (+121)

50-59 years old: 2,252 cases (+82)

60-69 years old: 1,555 cases (+81)

70-79 years old: 845 cases (+49)

80 years and over: 98 cases cases (not available)

Men: 55.37% men (-); Women 44.63% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 6,587 +192, previous +0*

Positivity rate: 37.14%, previous 37.16%)

* No published test results

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-38983-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-123.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