September 20, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin September 18 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-40648-icihaiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-295.html

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

Total suspected cases: 65,559 since October 3rd, 2022 +97, previous +79 (partial)

Total new confirmed cases: 3,880* cases +4, previous +3

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 58,981 since October 3rd, 2022 +41, previous +38

Total deaths: 879** deaths ((623** institutional deaths (+0) and 256** community deaths (+0)) +0, previous +0

*By extrapolating the average rate of confirmed cases tested over the number of suspected cholera cases since the start of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases should actually be above 21,000.

**Institutional not updated for 8 days - Very partial and rare community update…

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3rd:

Less than 1 year: 1,638 cases (+2)

1-4 years: 13,242 cases (+28)

5-9 years: 9,407 cases (+27)

10-14 years: 4,943 cases (+2)

15-19 years old: 3,727 cases (+3)

20-29 years old: 8,374 cases (+5)

30-39 years old: 7,051 cases (+4)

40-49 years old: 5,290 cases (+4)

50-59 years: 4,019 cases (+10)

60-69 years: 2,940 cases (+1)

70-79 years: 1,762 cases (+6)

80 years and over: 736 cases (+5)

Men: 53.16% men (-); Women 46.84% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 11,345 +49 in 48 hours, previous +11 in 24 hours

Positivity rate (average since the start of the epidemic): 34.23%, previous 34.34%

Departments with confirmed cases:

Artibonite, Center, Grand’Anse, North, North West, Nippes, North-East, West, South and South-East

Previous bulletin: https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-40648-icihaiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-295.html*

List of Acute Diarrhea Treatment Centers (including Cholera): https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37939-icihaiti-flash-list-of-acute-diarrhea-treatment-centers-including-cholera.html

Definitions:

Suspected cases:

Any person 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 who spends at least 24 hours in a treatment center

Institutional death:

Any suspected or confirmed case who dies in a care center.

Community death:

Any suspected case who dies outside a care 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