March 4th, 2023: (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin March 2, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39010-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-124.html

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

Total suspected cases: 35,917 cases +334 (+0.93%), previous +1.565

Total confirmed cases: 2,447* cases +0 (%), previous +70

Total suspected and confirmed hospitalized cases: 31,013 cases +300 (+0.97%), previous +1.516

Total deaths: 594** deaths ((389 institutional (+0) and 205 community (+0)) +0 (%), previous: +0

* No test results published for 48 hours

**The Ministry has not updated this information for 19 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).

Weekly positivity rate:

Distribution and deviations of suspected cases, total since October 3:

Less than 1 year: + 716 (+6)

1-4 years: 7,274 cases (+89)

5-9 years: 5,266 cases (+58)

10-14 years old: 2,547 cases (+21)

15-19 years old: 1,864 cases (+15)

20-29 years old: 4,798 cases (+41)

30-39 years old: 4,145 cases (+26)

40-49 years old: 3,022 cases (+24)

50-59 years old: 2,275 cases (+23)

60-69 years old: 1,571 cases (+16)

70-79 years old: 860 cases (+15)

80 years and over: 98 cases cases (not available)

Men: 55.34% men (-); Women 44.66% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 6,587 +0*, previous +192

Positivity rate: 37.14%, previous 37.14%)

* No test results published for 48 hours

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-39010-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-124.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