August 5, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin August 4th https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40319-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-263.html

Data calculated since the first confirmed case (October 3rd, 2022) according to data from the Department of Epidemiology, Laboratories and Research of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP).

Total suspected cases: 61,296 since October 3, 2022 +241 in 24 hours, previous +22 (partial)

Total new confirmed cases: 3,696* cases +0 in 24 hours, previous +10

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 54,324 since October 3rd, 2022 +222 hospitalizations in 24 hours, previous +23

Total deaths: 826 deaths ((578 institutional (+3) and 248** community (+0)) +3, previous +1

*Not updated for 24 hours. By extrapolating the average rate of confirmed cases tested on the number of suspected cholera cases since the start of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases should really be close to 22,000

**Very partial community data, rare updating…

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3rd :

Less than 1 year: 1,521 cases (+9)

1-4 years: 12,216 cases (+50)

5-9 years: 8,700 cases (+39)

10-14 years old: 4,546 cases (+29)

15-19 years old: 3,416 cases (+15)

20-29 years old: 7,782 cases (+20)

30-39 years old: 6,631 cases (+27)

40-49 years old: 4,952 cases (+20)

50-59 years old: 3,698 cases (+16)

60-69 years old: 2,709 cases (+9)

70-79 years old: 1,602 cases (+6)

80 years and over: 667 cases (+1)

Men: 53.42% men (-); Women 46.58% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 10,401 +0* in 24h, previous +42 in 24h

Positivity rate (average since the rate of the epidemic): 35.53%, previous 35.53%

*not updated for 24 hours

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-40319-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-263.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