April 19, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin April 18, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39403-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-162.html

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

Total suspected cases: 40,620 cases +53 in 24 hours, the day before +149 in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2,677 cases +5, the day before +1 in 24 hours

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 35,127 cases +49 in 24 hours, the day before +143 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 670• deaths ((448 institutional (+0) and 222 community (+0)) +0, the day before +0

* Information not updated for 3 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:

(Partial update)

Less than 1 year: + 935 (+2)

1-4 years: 8,271 cases (+8)

5-9 years: 5,909 cases (+10)

10-14 years old: 2,940 cases (+6)

15-19 years old: 2,126 cases (+1)

20-29 years old: 5,306 cases (+6)

30-39 years old: 4,555 cases (+6)

40-49 years old: 3,344 cases (+2)

50-59 years old: 2,543 cases (+4)

60-69 years old: 1,786 cases (+6)

70-79 years old: 1,022 cases (+2)

Men: 54.82% men (+); Women 45.17 (-)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 7,605 +17 in previous 24 hours +17 in 24 hours

Positivity rate: 35.20%, previous 35.21%

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-39403-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-162.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