May 15, 2023: (latest available data, previous Ministry bulletin May 14 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39612-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-188.html

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

Total suspected cases: 44,604 cases +250 in 24 hours, the day before +118 in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 2,678* cases +0, the day before +0 in 24 hours

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 38,989 cases +217 cases in 24 hours, the day before +119 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 687** deaths ((460 institutional (+0) and 227*** community (+1)) +1, previous +1

*No information on the number of samples received and the number of cases confirmed by the MSPP Laboratories. Information not updated for 25 days.

**Institutional not updated for 6 days.

***Very partial community, heavily affected areas, inaccessible due to urban violence.

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 of suspected cases, total since October 3:

Less than 1 year: 1,024 cases (+4)

1-4 years: 8,928 cases (+65)

5-9 years: 6,421 cases (+33)

10-14 years old: 3,197 cases (+26)

15-19 years old: 2,345 cases (+14)

20-29 years old: 5,741 cases (+36)

30-39 years old: 4,904 cases (+29)

40-49 years old: 3,626 cases (+13)

50-59 years old: 2,751 cases (+14)

60-69 years old: 1,946 cases (+8)

70-79 years old: 1,124 cases (+3)

80 years and over: 465 cases (+5)

Men: 54.40% men (+); Women 45.60 (-)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests performed: 7.606* +0 in previous 24 hours +0 in 24 hours

Positivity rate: 35.20%, previous 35.20%

*No information on the number of samples received and the number of cases confirmed by the MSPP Laboratories. Information not updated for 26 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-39612-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-188.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