Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Haiti: update

Date: Tue 7 Dec 2010
Since the beginning of the epidemic (19 Nov 2010), 93 222 people were
infected with cholera and treated, 44 157 were hospitalized and 2120
people died of the disease (latest figures of 4 Dec 2010 published by
the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) on 6 Dec 2010).

The epidemic spread throughout the territory. The south is seriously
affected and the partial assessment of the department of Grand Anse
looks very heavy, with a mortality rate of 58.1 percent.

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