May 9, 2023: (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin May 8 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39566-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-182.html

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

Total suspected cases: 43,720 cases +241 in 24 hours, the day before +16 in 24 hours

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

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 38,209 cases +222 cases in 24 hours, the day before +16 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 685 deaths ((460 institutional (+0) and 225 community (+0)) +1, previous +0

*No test results published by the MSPP Laboratories (or no update from the MSPP) for 20 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: + 989 (+6)

1-4 years: 8,749 cases (+41)

5-9 years: 6,249 cases (+43)

10-14 years old: 3,136 cases (+20)

15-19 years old: 2,303 cases (+18)

20-29 years old: 5,642 cases (+21)

30-39 years old: 4,815 cases (+21)

40-49 years old: 3,556 cases (+28)

50-59 years old: 2,698 cases (+12)

60-69 years old: 1,902 cases (+15)

70-79 years old: 1,101 cases (+4)

80 years and over: 449 cases (+12)

Men: 54.43% men (+); Women 45.57 (-)

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 (confirmed case) published by the MSPP Laboratories for 20 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-39566-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-182.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