Cholera situation in Haiti:

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

November 11, 2022:(latest data available)

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

Total suspected cases: 8,059 cases +152 (+1.92%) in 24 hours (the day before: +695 cases in 24 hours)

Total confirmed cases: 734 cases +34 (+4.85%) in 24 hours, (the day before: 2 cases in 24 hours

Total suspected cases hospitalized: 7,051 cases +132 (+1.90%) in 24 hours, (the day before +604 in 24 hours)

Total deaths: 151 deaths (99 institutional and 52 community) +6 deaths (+4.13%) in 24 hours, (the day before: +3 deaths in 24 hours).

Weekly positivity rate:

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

Less than 1 year: +168 (+6)

1-4 years: 1,518 cases (+25)

5-9 years: 1,100 cases (+24)

10-14 years: 504 cases (+18)

15-19 years old: 371 cases (+7)

20-29 years old: 1,242 cases (+20)

30-39 years old: 1,230 cases (+15)

40-49 years old: 830 cases (+13)

50-59 years old: 559 cases (+14)

60-69 years old: 339 cases (+9)

70-79 years old: 156 cases (+1)

80 and + () case ()

Men: 59.89% men (-); women 40.11% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 1,803 tests +0 in 24 hours, (the day before +75 in 24 hours)

Positivity rate: +40.70%, (the day before +40.70%)

Affected Departments:

Artibonite, Centre, Grand’Anse, Nippes, North-East, West, South and South-East

Previous bulletin : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38142-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-38.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.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