Haiti - Cholera : Daily bulletin #138
March 23, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin March 22, 2023 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39186-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-137.html
Data calculated since the first confirmed case (October 3, 2022)
Total suspected cases: 38,308 cases +46 in 24 hours (+0.12%), previous + 114 in 24 hours
Total confirmed cases: 2,558 cases +0 (%), previous +15 in 24 hours
Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 32,914 cases +42 in 24 hours (%), previous +79 in 24 hours
Total deaths: 640* deaths ((428 institutional (+0) and 212 community (+0)) +8 (%), previous: +0
* Not updated for 48h
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:
Less than 1 year: + 824 (+3)
1-4 years: 7,793 cases (+8)
5-9 years: 5,567 cases (+3)
10-14 years old: 2,729 cases (+12)
15-19 years old: 2,010 cases (+4)
20-29 years old: 5,019 cases (+3)
30-39 years old: 4,338 cases (+4)
40-49 years old: 3,164 cases (+3)
50-59 years old: 2,388 cases (+1)
60-69 years old: 1,667 cases (+2)
70-79 years old: 934 cases (+3)
80 years and over: 98 cases cases (The MSPP no longer updates this data)
Men: 55.13% men (=); Women 44.87% (=)
Positivity rate by age segment:
Number of tests performed: 7,033 +0**, previous +14
Positivity rate: 36.18%, previous 36.18%
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-39186-haiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-137.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
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