July 7, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin July 6 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-40029-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-239.html )

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

Total suspected cases: 55,773 cases +118 in 24 hours, previous +406 in 24 hours

Total confirmed cases: 3,452* cases +0 in 24 hours, previous +26 in 24 hours

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 49,275 cases +119 hospitalizations in 24 hours, the day before +338 in 24 hours

Total deaths: 780 deaths ((536 institutional (+4) and 243** community (+0)) +4, previous +5

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).

*Not updated by the National Laboratory in the last 24 hours. On the average rate of confirmed cases tested and the number of suspected cholera cases since the start of the epidemic, the number of confirmed cases should be above 19,000.

**Very partial community data, not updated.

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3rd :

Less than 1 year: 1.3784 cases (+8)

1-4 years: 11,108 cases (+24)

5-9 years: 7,954 cases (+19)

10-14 years old: 4,105 cases (+9)

15-19 years old: 3,053 cases (+6)

20-29 years old: 7,124 cases (+16)

30-39 years old: 6,050 cases (+14)

40-49 years old: 4,532 cases (+6)

50-59 years old: 3,398 cases (+6)

60-69 years old: 2,445 cases (+4)

70-79 years old: 1,439 cases (+2)

80 years and +: 587 cases (+4)

Men: 53.76% men (-); Women 46.24 (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 9,670 +0* in 24 hours, previous +59 in 48 hours

*Not updated by the National Laboratory in the last 24 hours

Positivity rate: 35.69%, previous 35.69%

Weekly evolution of the positivity rate (week 27):

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-40029-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-239.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