Cholera situation in Haiti:

Partial assessment of cholera in Haiti according to data from the Department of Epidemiology, Laboratories and Research of the Ministry of Public Health.

November 9, 2022:(latest data available)

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

Total suspected cases: 7,212 cases +11 cases +(%) in 24 hours (the day before: +355 cases in 24 hours)

Total confirmed cases: 700 cases +2 cases +(%) in 24 hours, (the day before: +90 cases in 24 hours

Total suspected cases hospitalized: 6,315 cases +11 cases (%) in 24 hours, (the day before +310 in 24 hours)

Total deaths: 142 deaths (94 institutional and 48 community) +6 deaths (%) in 24 hours, (the day before: 136 deaths in 24 hours).

Weekly positivity rate:

Distribution and deviations of suspected cases since October 3 (in 24 hours):

Less than 1 year: +150 (=)

1-4 years: 1,342 cases (+1)

5-9 years: 997 cases (+1)

10-14 years old: 437 cases (+1)

15-19 years old: 345 cases (+1)

20-29 years old: 1,133 cases (+3)

30-39 years old: 1,132 cases (+2)

40-49 years old: 743 cases (+1)

50-59 years old: 472 cases (+1)

60-69 years old: 291 cases (=)

70-79 years: 138 cases (=)

80 years and over: () case ()

Men: 59.92% men (+); women 40.08% (-)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 1,728 +26 in 24 hours, (the day before +33 in 24 hours)

Positivity rate: +40.50%, (the day before +41.01%)

Affected Departments:

Artibonite, Centre, Grand’Anse, Nippes, North-East, West, South and South-East

Previous bulletin : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38115-haiti-cholera-more-than-300-hospitalizations-in-24-hours-sustained-increase.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.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