March 6, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin March 4, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39018-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-125.html

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

Total suspected cases: 36,169 cases +252 (+0.70%), previous +334

Total confirmed cases: 2,461 cases +14 (0.56%), previous +0

Total suspected and confirmed hospitalized cases: 31,268 cases +255 (+0.82%), previous +300

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

*The Ministry has not updated this information 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).

Weekly positivity rate:

Distribution and deviations of suspected cases, total since October 3:

Less than 1 year: + 748 (+32)

1-4 years: 7,309 cases (+35)

5-9 years: 5,300 cases (+34)

10-14 years old: 2,568 cases (+21)

15-19 years old: 1,889 cases (+25)

20-29 years old: 4,826 cases (+28)

30-39 years old: 4,164 cases (+19)

40-49 years old: 3,044 cases (+22)

50-59 years old: 2,290 cases (+15)

60-69 years old: 1,582 cases (+11)

70-79 years old: 870 cases (+10)

80 years and over: 98 cases cases (The MSPP no longer updates this data)

Men: 55.34% men (=); Women 44.66% (=)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 6,663 +76, previous +0

Positivity rate: 36.93%, previous 37.14%)

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-39018-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-125.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