March 22, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin March 21, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39178-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-136.html

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

Total suspected cases: 38,262 cases +114 in 24 hours (+0.29%), previous + 254 in 72 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2,558 cases +15 (0.58%), previous +21

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 32,872 cases +79 in 24 hours (0.77%), previous +252 in 72 hours

Total deaths: 640 deaths ((428 institutional (+0) and 212 community (+0)) +8 (%), previous: +0

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: + 821 (+3)

1-4 years: 7,785 cases (+31)

5-9 years: 5,564 cases (+13)

10-14 years old: 2,717 cases (+11)

15-19 years old: 2,006 cases (+9)

20-29 years old: 5,016 cases (+11)

30-39 years old: 4,334 cases (+15)

40-49 years old: 3,161 cases (+9)

50-59 years old: 2,387 cases (+4)

60-69 years old: 1,665 cases (+5)

70-79 years old: 931 cases (+3)

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

Men: 55.13% men (-); Women 44.87% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 7,033 +14, previous +36

Positivity rate: 36.18%, previous 36.24%

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-39178-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-136.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