January 17, 2023: (latest data available)

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

Total suspected cases: 25,566 cases +698 (+2.80%) in 24 hours (the day before: +302 in 24 hours)

Total confirmed cases: 1,901 cases +31 (1.65%) in 24 hours (previous: +87 in 24 hours).

Total suspected cases hospitalized: 21,334 cases +511 (+2.45%) in 24 hours, (the day before +287 in 24 hours)

Total deaths: 502 deaths ((312 institutional (+0) and 184 community (+0)) +0 deaths (2.44%) in 24 hours, (the day before: +12 deaths).

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

Weekly positivity rate:

Difficulties do not allow the MSPP to generate a usable 2023 graph.

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

Less than 1 year: + 448 (+157)

1-4 years: 4,988 cases (+104)

5-9 years: 3,590 cases (+93)

10-14 years old: 1,679 cases (+32)

15-19 years old: 1,273 cases (+27)

20-29 years old: 3,532 cases (+74)

30-39 years old: 3,220 cases (+63)

40-49 years old: 2,256 cases (+58)

50-59 years old: 1,649 cases (+38)

60-69 years old: 1,074 cases (+30)

70-79 years old: 561 cases (+22)

80 and +: 98 cases (not available)

Men: 56.64% men (-); Women 43.36% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 5,105 tests (+64 in 24 hours), (the day before +284 in 24 hours)

Positivity rate: 37.23% in 24 hours, (the day before 37.09%)

Departments with confirmed cases:

Artibonite, Centre, Grand’Anse, North, North West, Nippes, North East, West.

Previous bulletin : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38681-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-101.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