August 23, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin August 22 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40407-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-274.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: 62,205 since October 3, 2022 +424, previous +6 (partial and incomplete)

Total new confirmed cases: 3,815 cases +0*, previous +3

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 55,838 since October 3, 2022 +387 hospitalizations, previous +6 (partial)

Total deaths: 850** deaths ((598 institutional (+0) and 252** community (+0)) +0, previous +6

*Not updated today - 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 actually be close to 22,000

**Not updated today - Very partial community, rare update...

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3rd:

Less than 1 year: 1,551 cases (+9)

1-4 years: 12,566 cases (+88)

5-9 years: 8,929 cases (+63)

10-14 years old: 4,684 cases (+31)

15-19 years old: 3,529 cases (+32)

20-29 years old: 7,988 cases (+59)

30-39 years old: 6,756 cases (+34)

40-49 years old: 5,073 cases (+31)

50-59 years old: 3,825 cases (+31)

60-69 years old: 2,802 cases (+28)

70-79 years old: 1,666 cases (+15)

80 years and over: 689 cases (+5)

Men: 53.33% men (-); Women 46.67% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 10,911 +0* in 24 hours, previous +13

Positivity rate (average since the rate of the epidemic): 34.05%, previous 35.05%

*Not updated today

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-40407-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-274.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