April 23, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin April 22, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39443-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-166.html )

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

Total suspected cases: 40,876 cases +22 in 24 hours, the day before +56 in 24 hours

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

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 35,350 cases +22 cases in 24 hours, the day before +32 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 672 deaths ((448 institutional (+0) and 224 community (+0)) +2, previous +0

*No test results published by the MSPP Laboratories for 4 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 and incomplete)

Less than 1 year: + 941 (+0)

1-4 years: 8,311 cases (+2)

5-9 years: 5,935 cases (+2)

10-14 years old: 2,967 cases (+3)

15-19 years old: 2,141 cases (+3)

20-29 years old: 5,336 cases (+2)

30-39 years old: 4,581 cases (+3)

40-49 years old: 3,366 cases (+2)

50-59 years old: 2,561 cases (+1)

60-69 years old: 1,800 cases (+2)

70-79 years old: 1,033 cases (+2)

Men: 54.82% men (=); Women 45.17 (=)

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 by the MSPP Laboratories for 4 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-39443-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-166.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