March 9, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin March 7, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39040-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-127.html

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

Total suspected cases: 36,391 cases +141 (+0.38%), previous +81

Total confirmed cases: 2.495 cases +34 (0.13%), previous +0*

Total suspected and confirmed hospitalized cases: 31,484 cases +116 (+0.31%), previous +100

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

* No test results published or performed in 24 hours

**The Ministry has not updated this information for 23 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 and deviations of suspected cases, total since October 3:

Less than 1 year: + 760 (+7)

1-4 years: 7,360 cases (+47)

5-9 years: 5,332 cases (+14)

10-14 years old: 2,583 cases (+11)

15-19 years old: 1,907 cases (+8)

20-29 years old: 4,842 cases (+7)

30-39 years old: 4,188 cases (+16)

40-49 years old: 3,064 cases (+13)

50-59 years old: 2,302 cases (+7)

60-69 years old: 1,592 cases (+6)

70-79 years old: 880 cases (+5)

80 years and over: 98 cases cases (The MSPP no longer updates this data)

Men: 55.34% men (=); Women 44.66% (=) (not updated for 4 days)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 6,775 +8, previous +0***

Positivity rate: 36.82%, previous 36.93***%)

*** No test results published or performed in 24 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-39040-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-127.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