iciHaiti - Cholera : Daily Bulletin #290
September 11, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin September 10 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-40586-icihaiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-289.html
Data calculated since the first confirmed case (October 3rd, 2022) according to data from the Directorate of Epidemiology, Laboratories and Research of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP).
Total suspected cases: 64,868 since October 3rd, 2022 +100 (partial) in 24 hours, previous 99 (partial) in 24 hours
Total new confirmed cases: 3,862* cases +0, previous +0
Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 58,165 since October 3rd, 2022 +93 in 24 hours, previous +99 hospitalizations in 24 hours
Total deaths: 872** deaths ((618 institutional deaths (+5) in 7 days and 254** community deaths (+1)) +6, previous +6
*Not updated for 5 days. 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.
**Very partial community, rare updating…
Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3rd:
(Ministry update)
Less than 1 year: 1,625 cases (+3)
1-4 years: 13,130 cases (+23)
5-9 years: 9,295 cases (+19)
10-14 years: 4,885 cases (+4)
15-19 years old: 3,692 cases (+11)
20-29 years old: 8,285 cases (+11)
30-39 years old: 6,981 cases (+5)
40-49 years old: 5,246 cases (+8)
50-59 years old: 3,973 cases (+9)
60-69 years: 2,910 cases (+6)
70-79 years: 1,732 cases (+1)
80 years and over: 722 cases (+0)
Men: 53.22% men (=); Women 46.78% (=) (not updated today)
Positivity rate by age segment:
Number of tests carried out: 11,164 +0* in 24 hours, previous +0 in 24 hours
Positivity rate (average since the outbreak of the epidemic): 34.59%, previous 34.59%
*Not updated for 5 days
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-40586-icihaiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-289.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
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