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Haiti’s Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population reported 207 confirmed cholera cases since October 2, when the first cases were reported in the country in three years.
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Officials also report 41 deaths due to cholera.
The Ouest Department continues to report the highest number of cases, with 97% of all nearly 2,000 suspected cases recorded (excluding the 271 suspected cases from the Port-au-Prince prison). The communes of Cité-Soleil and Port-au-Prince account for 80% of all suspected cases reported in the Ouest Department.
The Pan American Health Organization notes the s outbreak occurs in a context of a complex humanitarian and security crisis in Port-au-Prince and neighboring cities, where access to health and
laboratory services and, therefore, epidemiological surveillance could be affected.
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