August 3rd, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin August 1st https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40302-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-261.html )

Data calculated since the first confirmed case (October 3rd, 2022) according to data from the Department of Epidemiology, Laboratories and Research of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP).

Total suspected cases: 61,033 since October 3, 2022 +292 in 24 hours, previous +31 (partial)

Total new confirmed cases: 3,686 cases +74 in 24 hours, previous +0

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 54,079 since October 3, 2022 +284 hospitalizations in 24 hours, previous +22 (partial)

Total deaths: 823 deaths ((575 institutional (+1) and 248** community (+0)) +0, previous +01

*Not updated for 7 days. On the tests carried out. By extrapolating the average rate of confirmed cases tested on the number of suspected cholera cases since the start of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases should really be close to 23,000.

** Institutional death not updated for 2 days - Very partial community data, rare update...

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3rd:

Less than 1 year: 1,511 cases (+5)

1-4 years: 12,163 cases (+53)

5-9 years: 8,658 cases (+49)

10-14 years old: 4,513 cases (+23)

15-19 years old: 3,398 cases (+18)

20-29 years old: 7,761 cases (+42)

30-39 years old: 6,601 cases (+36)

40-49 years old: 4,930 cases (+25)

50-59 years old: 3,682 cases (+16)

60-69 years old: 2,699 cases (+11)

70-79 years old: 1,595 cases (+9)

80 years and over: 666 cases (+5)

Men: 53.45% men (-); Women 46.55% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 10,359 +243 in 7 days, previous +0

Positivity rate (average since the rate of the epidemic): 35.58%, previous 35.70%

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-40302-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-261.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