March 21, 2023: (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin March 18, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39169-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-135.html

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

Total suspected cases: 38,148 cases + 254 in 72 hours (+0.78%), previous +295 in 48 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2,544 cases +21 (0.83%), previous +4

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 32,793 cases +252 in 72 hours (0.77%), previous +181 in 48 hours

Total deaths: 640 deaths ((428 institutional (+8) and 212 community (+0)) +8 (1.26%), previous: +0

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: + 818 (+14)

1-4 years: 7,754 cases (+47)

5-9 years: 5,551 cases (+46)

10-14 years old: 2,706 cases (+15)

15-19 years old: 1,997 cases (+13)

20-29 years old: 5,005 cases (+36)

30-39 years old: 4,319 cases (+26)

40-49 years old: 3,158 cases (+11)

50-59 years old: 2,383 cases (+23)

60-69 years old: 1,660 cases (+12)

70-79 years old: 931 cases (+11)

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

Men: 55.14% men (-); Women 44.86% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 7,019 +81, previous +36

Positivity rate: 36.24%, previous 36.36%

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-39169-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-135.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