April 21, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin April 20, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39424-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-164.html

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

Total suspected cases: 40,798 cases +140 in 24 hours, the day before +38 in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2.677** cases +0, the day before +0 in 24 hours

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 35,296 cases +134 in 24 hours, the day before +35 in 24 hours

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

* Information not updated for 5 days

** No published test results for 2 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: + 940 (+3)

1-4 years: 8,280 cases (+21)

5-9 years: 5,930 cases (+14)

10-14 years old: 2,961 cases (+18)

15-19 years old: 2,135 cases (+8)

20-29 years old: 5,330 cases (+21)

30-39 years old: 4,576 cases (+17)

40-49 years old: 3,359 cases (+12)

50-59 years old: 2,555 cases (+11)

60-69 years old: 1,798 cases (+7)

70-79 years old: 1,030 cases (+8)

Men: 54.83% men (=); Women 45.16 (=)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 7.605** +0 in previous 24 hours +0 in 24 hours

Positivity rate: 35.20%, previous 35.20%

**No test results published for 2 days

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-39424-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-164.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