March 7, 2023: (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin March 4, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39033-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-126.html

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

Total suspected cases: 36,250 cases +81 (+0.22%), previous +252

Total confirmed cases: 2,461* cases +0* (%), previous +14

Total suspected and confirmed hospitalized cases: 31,368 cases +100 (+0.31%), previous +255

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

* No test results published or performed in 24 hours

**The Ministry has not updated this information for 21 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: + 753 (+5)

1-4 years: 7,313 cases (+4)

5-9 years: 5,318 cases (+18)

10-14 years old: 2,572 cases (+4)

15-19 years old: 1,899 cases (+10)

20-29 years old: 4,835 cases (+9)

30-39 years old: 4,172 cases (+8)

40-49 years old: 3,051 cases (+7)

50-59 years old: 2,295 cases (+5)

60-69 years old: 1,588 cases (+6)

70-79 years old: 875 cases (+5)

80 years and over: 98 cases cases (The MSPP no longer updates this data)

Men: 55.34% men (=); Women 44.66% (=) (not updated for 48h)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 6,663 +0***, previous +76

Positivity rate: 36.93%***, previous 36.93%)

*** No test results published or performed in 24 hours

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-39033-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-126.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