March 16, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin March 11, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39133-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-133.html

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

Total suspected cases: 37,599 cases +20* in 24 hours (+0.99%), previous +371 in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2,519 cases +4 (%), previous +0**

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 32,360 cases +20 in 24 hours (%), previous +176 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 632*** deaths ((420 institutional (+1) and 212 community (+0)) +1 (%), previous: +7

*Partial and incomplete update

**No tests performed or published

***The Ministry has not updated this data

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).

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

Less than 1 year: + 800 (+2)

1-4 years: 7,654 cases (+3)

5-9 years: 5,482 cases (+4)

10-14 years old: 2,673 cases (+2)

15-19 years old: 1,971 cases (+1)

20-29 years old: 4,953 cases (+4)

30-39 years old: 4,278 cases (+2)

40-49 years old: 3,125 cases (+0)

50-59 years old: 2,344 cases (+0)

60-69 years old: 1,640 cases (+2)

70-79 years old: 913 cases (+0)

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

Men: 55.21% men (=); Women 44.79% (=)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 6,902 +31, previous +0** (No tests performed or published)

Positivity rate: 37.49%, previous 37.47%

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-39133-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-133.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