August 15, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin August 14 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40345-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-266.html

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

Total suspected cases: 61,325 since October 3rd, 2022 +29 (partial), previous +677

Total new confirmed cases: 3,782* cases +0, previous +70

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 55,122 since October 3rd, 2022 +26 hospitalizations, previous +728

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

* Not updated to date - 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 around 22,000

**Institutional not updated for 8 days. Very partial community, rare update...

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3rd:

(Partial and incomplete update by the MASPP)

Less than 1 year: 1,536 cases (+2)

1-4 years: 12,399 cases (+7)

5-9 years: 8,813 cases (+7)

10-14 years old: 4,621 cases (+1)

15-19 years old: 3,466 cases (+5)

20-29 years old: 7,888 cases (+1)

30-39 years old: 6,701 cases (+0)

40-49 years old: 5,013 cases (+0)

50-59 years old: 3,768 cases (+4)

60-69 years old: 2,754 cases (+1)

70-79 years old: 1,645 cases (+1)

80 years and over: 680 cases (+0)

Men: 53.38% men (=); Women 46.62% (=) not updated to date

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 10,728* +0 in 6 days, previous +252

Positivity rate (average since the rate of the epidemic): 35.25%, previous 35.25%

*My update today by the National Laboratory

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-40345-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-266.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