February 20, 2023 : (latest data available)

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

Total suspected cases: 33,566 cases +48 (+0.14%), previous +224

Total confirmed cases: 2,377 cases +12 (0.5%), previous +0*

Total suspected and confirmed hospitalized cases: 28,773 cases +47 (+1.6%), previous +201

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

* No test results published for this day

**The Ministry has not updated this information for 6 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: + 661 (+2)

1-4 years: 6,704 cases (+12)

5-9 years: 4,891 cases (+4)

10-14 years old: 2,347 cases (+4)

15-19 years old: 1,732 cases (+4)

20-29 years old: 4,500 cases (+4)

30-39 years old: 3,949 cases (+3)

40-49 years old: 2,826 cases (+4)

50-59 years old: 2,140 cases (+3)

60-69 years old: 1,450 cases (+4)

70-79 years old: 776 cases (+4)

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

Men: 55.60% men (-); Women 44.40% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 6,395 tests +26, previous +0

Positivity rate: 37.16%, previous 37.13%)

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-38959-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-120.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