October 5, 2023: (latest data available, previous Ministry bulletin October 4 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-40764-icihaiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-308.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: 67,725 since October 3, 2022 +742 in 24 hours over the previous 24 hours +19 (partial)

Total new confirmed cases: 3,960* cases +11, previous +8

Total hospitalized cases (suspected and confirmed): 60,845 since October 3, 2022 +674, previous +14

Total deaths: 925 deaths ((662** institutional deaths (+3) and 263** community deaths (+0)) +2, previous +1

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 and rare community update due to insecurity in the areas

Distribution of suspected cases, total since October 3:

Less than 1 year: 1,685 cases (+26)

1-4 years: 13,652 cases (+117)

5-9 years: 9,694 cases (+109)

10-14 years: 5,140 cases (+67)

15-19 years old: 3,857 cases (+47)

20-29 years old: 8,644 cases (+89)

30-39 years old: 7,279 cases (+61)

40-49 years old: 5,493 cases (+75)

50-59 years: 4,156 cases (+54)

60-69 years: 3,090 cases (+47)

70-79 years: 1,854 cases (+40)

80 years and over: 769 cases (+10)

Men: 53.14% men (-); Women 46.86% (+)

Positivity rate by age segment:

Number of tests carried out: 11,731 +73 in 24 hours, previous +29 in 24 hours

Positivity rate (average since the start of the epidemic): 33.75%, previous 33.87%

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-40764-icihaiti-cholera-daily-bulletin-308.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