September 4th, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin September 3rd https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-40539-icihaiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-283.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: 63,868 since October 3rd, 2022 +305 in 24, previous +622 in 72 hours

Total new confirmed cases: 3,856* cases +0, previous +11

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 57,224 since October 3rd, 2022 +83 in 24 hours, previous +718 hospitalizations in 72 hours

Total deaths: 860** deaths ((603 institutional deaths (+0) and 252** community deaths (+0)) +0, previous +0

Not updated today. 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.

**Not updated for 4 days. Very partial community, rare updating…

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3rd:

Less than 1 year: 1,603 cases (+2)

1-4 years: 12,893 cases (+183)

5-9 years: 9,159 cases (+12)

10-14 years: 4,807 cases (+5)

15-19 years old: 3,632 cases (+4)

20-29 years old: 8,181 cases (+13)

30-39 years old: 6,904 cases (+70)

40-49 years old: 5,181 cases (+6)

50-59 years: 3,915 cases (+4)

60-69 years: 2,866 cases (+3)

70-79 years: 1,712 cases (+1)

80 years and over: 710 cases (+2)

Men: 53.25% men (+); Women 46.75% (-)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 11,157 +3 in 24 hours, previous +64 in 72 hours

Positivity rate (average since the outbreak of the epidemic): 34.56%, previous 34.57%

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-40539-icihaiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-283.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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