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 15, 2022:(latest data available)

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

Total suspected cases: 9,317 cases +337 (+3.75%) in 24 hours (the day before: +723 cases in 48 hours)

Total confirmed cases: 807 cases +3 (+0.37%) in 24 hours, (the day before: 13 cases in 48 hours)

Total suspected cases hospitalized: 8,146 cases +310 (+3.95%) in 24 hours, (the day before +696 in 48 hours)

Total deaths: 174 deaths (117 institutional and 57 community) +7 deaths (+4.19%) in 24 hours, (the day before: +12 deaths in 48 hours).

Weekly positivity rate:

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

Less than 1 year: +188 (-)

1-4 years: 1,728 cases (+48)

5-9 years: 1,267 cases (+43)

10-14 years: 589 cases (+20)

15-19 years old: 428 cases (+13)

20-29 years old: 1,384 cases (+37)

30-39 years old: 1,390 cases (+28)

40-49 years old: 950 cases (+35)

50-59 years old: 636 cases (+21)

60-69 years old: 379 cases (+33)

70-79 years old: 178 cases (+7)

80 and + () case ()

Men: 59.59% men (+); women 40.41% (-)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 2,056 tests +22 in 24 hours, (the day before +26 in 48 hours)

Positivity rate: +39.25%, (the day before +39.52%)

Affected Departments:

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

Previous bulletin: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38166-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-41.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.

Also read:

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