March 18, 2023 : (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin March 11, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39141-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-134.html

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

Total suspected cases: 37,894 cases +295 in 48 hours (+0.78%), previous +20* in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2,523 cases +4 (%), previous +4

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 32,541 cases +181 in 48 hours (0.55%), previous +20 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 632** deaths ((420 institutional (+0) and 212 community (+0)) +0(%), previous: +1

*Partial and incomplete update

**The Ministry has not updated this data for 3 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 and deviations of suspected cases, total since October 3:

Less than 1 year: + 804 (+4)

1-4 years: 7,707 cases (+53)

5-9 years: 5,605 cases (+123)

10-14 years old: 2,691 cases (+18)

15-19 years old: 1,984 cases (+13)

20-29 years old: 4,969 cases (+16)

30-39 years old: 4,293 cases (+15)

40-49 years old: 3,147 cases (+22)

50-59 years old: 2,360 cases (+16)

60-69 years old: 1,648 cases (+8)

70-79 years old: 920 cases (+7)

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

Men: 55.19% men (-); Women 44.81% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 6,938 +36, previous +31

Positivity rate: 36.36%, previous 37.49%

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-39141-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-134.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