March 31, 2023: (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin March 23, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39248-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-144.html

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

Total suspected cases: 38,808 cases +139 in 48 hours (0.03%), previous +73 in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2,583 cases +0 (%), previous +4

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 33,360 cases +166 in 48 hours (0.05%), previous +16 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 645 deaths ((432 institutional (+1) and 213 community (+0)) +1 in 48 hours (%), previous: +2

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 3rd:

(Ministry data partial)

Less than 1 year: + 851 (+8)

1-4 years: 7,903 cases (+31)

5-9 years: 5,635 cases (+12)

10-14 years old: 2,773 cases (+6)

15-19 years old: 2,047 cases (+10)

20-29 years old: 5,081 cases (+23)

30-39 years old: 4,383 cases (+12)

40-49 years old: 3,203 cases (+19)

50-59 years old: 2,418 cases (+7)

60-69 years old: 1,692 cases (+8)

70-79 years old: 946 cases (+3)

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

Men: 55.04% men (-); Women 44.96% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 7,211 +2 in the previous 24 hours +16

Positivity rate: 35.82%, previous 35.83%

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-39248-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-144.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