May 1st, 2023: (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin April 30, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39504-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-174.html )

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

Total suspected cases: 42,798 cases +167 in 24 hours, the day before +243 in 24 hours

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

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 37,400 cases +82 cases in 24 hours, the day before +221 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 680 deaths ((456 institutional (+2) and 224** community (+0)) +2, previous +0

*No test results published by the MSPP Laboratories for 12 days

**Community deaths not updated for 8 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: + 970 (+2)

1-4 years: 8,567 cases (+11)

5-9 years: 6,139 cases (+45)

10-14 years old: 3,080 cases (+7)

15-19 years old: 2,242 cases (+7)

20-29 years old: 5,552 cases (+17)

30-39 years old: 4,730 cases (+12)

40-49 years old: 3,483 cases (+10)

50-59 years old: 2,649 cases (+4)

60-69 years old: 1,869 cases (+2)

70-79 years old: 1,073 cases (+2)

80 years and over: 476 cases (+48)

Men: 54.51% men (=); Women 45.49 (=)

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 published by the MSPP Laboratories for 12 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-39504-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-174.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