May 2nd, 2023: (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin May 1st https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39512-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-175.html )

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

Total suspected cases: 42,868 cases +70 in 24 hours, the day before +167 in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2,678* cases +0, the day before +0 in 24 hours

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 37,471 cases +71 cases in 24 hours, the day before +82 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 681 deaths ((457 institutional (+2) and 224** community (+0)) +2, previous +0

*No test results published by the MSPP Laboratories for 13 days

**Community deaths not updated for 9 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).

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3:

Less than 1 year: + 970 (+1)

1-4 years: 8,582 cases (+15)

5-9 years: 6,153 cases (+14)

10-14 years old: 3,082 cases (+2)

15-19 years old: 2,248 cases (+6)

20-29 years old: 5,562 cases (+10)

30-39 years old: 4,732 cases (+2)

40-49 years old: 3,491 cases (+8)

50-59 years old: 2,656 cases (+7)

60-69 years old: 1,870 cases (+1)

70-79 years old: 1,077 cases (+4)

80 years and over: 428 cases ()

Men: 54.49% men (-); Women 45.51 (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 7.606* +0 in previous 24 hours +0 in 24 hours

Positivity rate: 35.20%, previous 35.20%

*No test results published by the MSPP Laboratories for 13 days

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-39512-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-175.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