Haiti - COVID-19 : Haiti Special Report #386

Haiti – COVID-19 : Haiti Special Report #386
10/04/2021 11:50:37

WORLD SITUATION:

* On Saturday April 10, the number of people infected worldwide by the Covid-19 coronavirus since the start of the pandemic (Official source), amounted to 135,371,288 cases (+749,468 in 24 hours), the standby (+835,511)

Number of contaminated countries 192 (unchanged)

Bulletin of the day before: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33443-haiti-covid-19-haiti-special-report-385.html

* Since the start of the pandemic 108,957,972 people have been cured of Covid-19 worldwide (+563,787 in 24 hours), the day before (+511,463)

* Since the start of the pandemic 2,930,234 people have died of Covid-19 worldwide (+12,569 in 24 hours), the day before (+14,082)

* The number of active cases (less deaths and recoveries) in the world is currently 23,483,082 cases (+173,112 in 24 hours), the day before (+309,966)

Average cure rate in the world: 80.48% (-)

Average death rate in the world: 2.16% (=)

World: Number of daily confirmed cases:

Vaccination: 733.6 million doses of vaccine injected (23.51 million doses injected in 24 hours (updated April 8, 2021, latest data available).

TOP 5 countries with the most active cases: (less deaths and recoveries)

1st – USA: 6,881,166 cases, (+10,487 in 24 hours), the day before (-12,824)

2nd – France: 4,601,193 cases (40,981 in 48 hours), the day before (+79,806 in 48 hours)

3rd * – Brazil: 1,234,595 cases (+25,751), the day before (+17,068)

4th * – India: 1,046,600 cases (+67,044 in 24 hours), the day before (+69,267)

5th * – Belgium: 835,362 cases (+4.555 in 24 hours), the day before (+4.464)

TOP 5 countries with the most deaths:

1st – USA: 574,840 deaths (+984 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,007)

2nd * – Brazil: 348,934 deaths (+3,647 in 24 hours), the day before (+4,190)

3rd * – Mexico: 207,020 deaths (+874 in 24 hours), the day before (+548)

4th * – India: 168,467 deaths (+773 in 24 hours), the day before (+802)

5th * – United Kingdom: 127,040 deaths, (+60 in 24 hours), the day before (+53)

TOP 5 countries with the highest number of healings:

1st – USA: 24,346,766 healings (+73,897 in 24 hours), cure rate 76.55% (+)

2nd * – India: 11,990,859 healings (+77,567 in 24h), cure rate 90.79% (-)

3rd * – Brazil: 11,791,885 healings (+59,692 in 24 hours), cure rate 88.16% (-)

4th * – Russia: 4,258,279 healings (+9.579), cure rate 91.91% (+)

5th * – United Kingdom: 3,957,317 cure (+11.963 in 24h), cure rate 90.65% (+)

DIASPORA:

USA:

* Case since the first case (March 9, 2020): 31,802,772 cases (+85,368 in 24 hours), the day before (+80,161)

* Healings: 24,346,766 healings (+73,897 in 24 hours), the day before (+66,330)

National Healing Rate: 76.55% (+)

* Death: 574,840 deaths (+984 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,007)

* Active cases (less deaths and recoveries): 6,881,166 cases, (+10,487 in 24 hours), the day before (-12,824)

Canada:

Cases since the start of the epidemic (January 25, 2020): 1,052,560 cases (+9,082 in 24 hours), the day before (+8,236)

Healings: 962,451 people (+5,786 in 24 hours), the day before (+5,675)

National Healing Rate: 91.43% (-)

Deaths: 23,236 deaths (+40 in 24 hours), the day before (+36)

National death rate: 2.20% (-)

Active cases: (excluding death and cures) 66,873 (+3,256 in 24 hours), the day before (+2,525)

Vaccination: 7.25 million doses of vaccine injected. since December 14, 2020, date of the first injection in Canada (+260,000 doses injected in 24 hours updated from April 8, 2021 latest data available).

Canada: Number of daily confirmed cases

France:

Cases confirmed since the first case (January 24, 2020): 5,005,203 cases (41,243 in 48 hours), the day before (+84,999 in 48 hours)

Healings: 305,674 people (+1,963 in 24 hours), the day before (+2,072)

National Healing Rate: 6.10% (-)

Deaths: 98,336 deaths (+299 in 24 hours in hospitals +0 in EMS / EHPAD), the day before in total, (+343)

Active cases: (excluding death and cures) 4,601,193 cases (40,981 in 48h), the day before (+79,806 in 48h)

Latin America and the Caribbean active cases (less deaths and recoveries):

* Brazil: 1,234,595 cases (+25,751), the day before (+17,068)

* Mexico: 260,131 cases (+1,291 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,216)

* Argentina: 236,605 cases (+8.959 in 24 hours), the day before (+9.035)

* Colombia: 73,357 cases (+2,122 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,856)

* Chile: 44,637 cases (+3,631 in 24 hours), the day before (+2,025

Dominican Republic: 37,455 cases (+207 in 24 hours) the day before (+617)

* Ecuador: 35,206 cases (+1,016 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,957)

* Peru: 26,427 cases (-374 in 24 hours), the day before (-260)

* Jamaica: 22,492 cases (+100 in 24 hours), the day before (+67)

French Guiana: 14,952 cases (-1 in 24 hours), the day before (+184)

Guadeloupe: 10,722 cases (-12 in 48 hours), the day before (-4)

Martinique: 7.612 cases (-17 in 24 hours ), the day before (-5)

* Cuba: 5,168 cases (+49 in 24), the day before (-157)

* Panama: 4,459 cases (-33 in 24 hours), the day before (-26)

Haiti: 1,142 cases (+4 in 24 hours), the day before (not available)

* Bahamas: 338 cases (+2 in 24 hours), the day before (+40)

HAITI:

Epidemiological situation:

According to the Ministry of Public Health, 24 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Haiti on March 31, 2021 (latest partial data available) for a total of 12,840 cases confirmed throughout the national territory since the first case (March 19, 2020 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30319-haiti-health-origin-of-the-first-2-cases-of-covid-19-in-haiti.html ). Last update (13 new cases on March 29 and 30, 2021)

Healings: 11,447 people (+20 in 24h) previous (+110 in 48h)

Healing rate: 89.15% (-)

Deaths: 251 deaths, (+0 since March 11)

Death rate: 1.95% (=)

Active cases: (less deaths and recoveries) 1,142 cases (+4 in 24 hours), previous (-97 in 48 hours)

Imported cases: 152 cases since the reopening of airports and +43 since the last report dated July 9 (109 cases) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31348-haiti-flash-152-cases-imported-since-the-reopening-of-airports.html (Since then, this information is no longer made available)

Suspected cases investigated since March 19: 59,561 cases (+332 in 24 hours)

Cases tested since the start of the pandemic: 59,540 cases (+341 in 24 hours) as of March 31 (latest data available). Note that the very low number of people tested does not statistically make it possible to make a representative estimate of the cases of Covid-19 in Haiti.

People hospitalized: 233 as of March 30. (latest data available)

People in intensive care: (not available)

Person in isolation: 1,142 as of March 30. (latest data available)

People currently treated at home: 1,135 as of March 30, latest data available).

Cases confirmed by department:

West: 9,122 (+10)

North: 781 (+2)

Artibonite: 670 (unchanged)

Center: 651 (+5)

North-East: 369 (+1)

South-East: 302 (unchanged)

South: 294 (unchanged)

North-West: 259 (+3)

Grand’Anse: 231 (+3)

Nippes: 161 (unchanged)

UNITED STATES:

Epidemiological situation:

United States:

* Case since the first case (March 9, 2020): 31,802,772 cases (+85,368 in 24 hours), the day before (+80,161)

* Healings: 24,346,766 healings (+73,897 in 24 hours), the day before (+66,330)

National Healing Rate: 76.55% (+)

* Death: 574,840 deaths (+984 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,007)

National death rate: 1.80% (=)

* Active cases (less deaths and recoveries): 6,881,166 cases, (+10,487 in 24 hours), the day before (-12,824)

* Tests: 416,789,330 people tested since the first case.

Vaccination: 174.88 million doses of vaccine injected since December 14, 2020, date of the first injection in the United States (+3.4 million injections, in 48 hours, updated April 8, 2021 latest available data).

USA: Number of daily confirmed cases

New York State:

* Cases since the start of the epidemic (March 1, 2020): 1,986,098 cases (+9,163 cases in 24 hours), the day before (+8,823)

* Healings: 1,256,912 healings (+13,389 in 24 hours) the day before (+12,206)

Healing rate: 63.28% (+)

* Death: 51,250 deaths (+73 in 24 hours), the day before (+57)

Mortality rate: 2.58% (=)

* Active cases 677,936 cases (-4,299 in 24 hours), the day before (-3,440)

* Tests: 46,983,527 people tested since the first case.

State of Massachusetts:

* Cases since the start of the epidemic (February 1, 2020): 655,278 cases (+2,312 in 24 hours), the day before (+2,393)

* Healings: 602,427 people healed (+1.876 in 24 hours), the day before (+2.311)

Healing rate: 91.93% (-)

* Death: 17,376 deaths (+10 in 24 hours), the day before (+8)

Mortality rate: 2.65% (=)

* Active cases (less deaths and recoveries): 35,475 cases (+326 in 24 hours), the day before (-74)

* Tests: 19,636,641 people tested since the first case.

Florida:

* Cases since the start of the epidemic (March 1, 2020): 2,111,807 cases (+7,121 in 24 hours), the day before (+7,939)

* Healings: 1,620,670 people healed (+9,434 in 24 hours), the day before (+12,191)

Healing rate: 76.74% (+)

* Death: 34,005 deaths (+83 in 24 hours), the day before (+78)

Death rate: 1.61% (=)

* Active cases (less deaths and recoveries): 457,132 cases (-2,401 in 24 hours), the day before (-4,330)

* Tests: 26,018,927 people tested since the first case

Miami Dade (FL):

Cases since the start of the epidemic (March 12, 2020): 457,918 cases (+1,601 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,912)

Death: 5,954 deaths (+14 in 24 hours), the day before (+10)

Mortality rate : 1.30% (=)

QUEBEC:

Epidemiological situation:

Cases confirmed since the first case (February 27, 2020):

323,094 cases (+1,683 in 24 hours), the day before (+1,609)

Healing: 300,471 people (+1,230 in 24 hours), the day before (+943)

Death: 10,726 deaths (+8 in 24 hours), the day before (+9)

Active cases: (excluding death and recovery) 11,897 cases (+445 in 24 hours), the day before (+657)

Hospitals: 569 people hospitalized (+3 in 24), the day before (+23)

Intensive care: 134 people (+2 in 24 hours), the day before (+9)

In Montreal, epicenter of the pandemic in Quebec where the largest Haitian community is located (nearly 150,000 members): 118,960 cases (+392 in 24), have been confirmed since the start of the epidemic the day before (+370)

TOP 5 of the most contaminated Montreal boroughs:

1 – Côte-des-Neiges – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce: 10,747 cases (+28 in 24 hours), the day before (+28)

2 – Villeray-Saint-Michel- Parc Extension: 9,883 cases (+18 in 24 hours), the day before (+38)

3 – Ahuntsic-Cartierville: 9.407 cases (+25 in 24 hours), the day before (+33)

4 – Montreal North: 8,375 cases (+16 in 24 hours), the day before (+12)

5 – Rivière-des-Prairies – Pointe-aux-Trembles: 8,272 cases (+28 in 24 hours), the day before (+32)

TOP 5 of the most contaminated regions of Quebec:

1 – Montreal: 118,960 cases (+392 in 24 hours), the day before (+370)

2 – Montérégie: 45,321 cases (+133 in 24 hours), the day before (+134)

3 – Laval: 27,980 cases (+105 in 24 hours), the day before (+81)

4 – Capitale-Nationale (Quebec): 26,859 cases (+449 in 24 hours), the day before (+436)

5 – Lanaudière: 22,059 cases (+37 in 24 hours), the day before (+64)

Province of Quebec Healing Rate: 92.99% (-)

Death rate: 3.31% (-)

Vaccination: 1,754,749 doses of vaccine injected since December 16, 2020 date of the first injection (+69,703 in 24 hours) latest data available – MSSS dated April 9, 2021)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:

Epidemiological situation:

Cases confirmed since March 1, 2020:

256,563 cases (+532 in 24 hours) the day before (+1,094). First case (March 1, 2020) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30165-haiti-flash-first-case-of-covid-19-in-the-dominican-republic.html

Healings: 215,726 healings since March 1 (+321 in 24 hours), the day before (+468)

National Healing Rate: 84.08% (-)

Death: 3,382 deaths (+4 in 24 hours), the day before (+9)

Death rate: 1.31% (-)

Active cases: (excluding death and recovery) 37,455 cases (+207 in 24 hours) the day before (+617)

Hospital occupancy rate:

Covid- 19 beds: 486 occupied out of 2,445 beds, i.e. 20% occupancy (+)

Intensive care beds: 155 occupied out of 486 beds, i.e. 32% of occupancy (-)

Beds with assisted ventilation: 97 occupied out of 387 beds, i.e. 25% occupancy (-)

Top 5 of the most infected provinces (active case, less healings and deaths):

1 – National district: 6,100 cases (+73 in 24 hours) the day before (+175)

2 – Santo Domingo: 4,813 cases (+66 in 24 hours) the day before (+100)

3 – Santiago: 3,583 cases (+26 in 24 hours) the day before (+45)

4 – Puerto Plata: 1,380 cases (+4) the day before (+4)

5 – Altagracia: 1,304 cases (-4 in 24 hours), the day before (+7)

Tests (since the 1st case): 1,339,875 tests (+3,614 in 24 hours), the day before (+11,116)

Vaccination: 1.1 million doses of vaccine injected since February 16, 2021, date of the first injection in the Dominican Republic (updated April 1, 2021, latest data available).

FRANCE:

Epidemiological situation:

Cases confirmed since the first case (January 24, 2020): 5,005,203 cases (41,243 in 48 hours), the day before (+84,999 in 48 hours)

Hospitalized people: 30,326 people (-229 in 24 hours), the day before (-349)

Intensive care: 5.757 people (+52 in 24 hours), the day before (-24)

Healings: 305,674 people (+1,963 in 24 hours), the day before (+2,072)

National Healing Rate: 6.10% (-)

Deaths: 98,336 deaths (+299 in 24 hours in hospitals +0 in EMS / EHPAD), the day before in total, (+343)

National death rate: 1.96% (-)

Active cases: (excluding death and cures) 4,601,193 cases (40,981 in 48h), the day before (+79,806 in 48h)

Vaccination: 13.16 million doses of vaccine injected since December 27, 2020, date of the first injection in France (+370,000 doses in 24 hours updated on April 7, latest data available).

Scientific News :

NEWS: COVID-19, new definitions in Haiti

Suspected COVI-19 case :

Anyone with a fever greater than or equal to 38 degrees Celsius, or a recent history of fever (within the past 14 days), with or without cough with or without breathing difficulties, aches, unexplained headache.

Or

Anyone with sudden changes in taste (dysguesia or ageusia) or smell (hyposmia or anosmia) without associated rhinitis.

Or

Anyone art a clinician (doctor or nurse) which suspects the Covid-19.

In children: all the above-mentioned signs and/or deterioration in general condition, diarrhea or isolated fever, especially in children under 3 months old.

Confirmed case of COVID-19 :

Any suspected Covid-19 case for which a test detects the presence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acids regardless of signs and symptoms. All Confirmed Covid-19 Cases should be placed in institutional or residential segregation.

Recovered or declared restored case of Covid-19 :

A Covid-19 case is declared “recovered” or “reinstated” in the following situations:

Symptomatic (sick) people tested positive: at least 10 days since the disappearance of the signs of the disease with or without a new negative test (repeat of the test if possible).

Asymptomatic people (not sick) tested positive: 10 days without the appearance of any sign of disease with or without a new negative test (repeat of the test if possible).

Death due to Covid-19 :

Death occurring in a confirmed case (by test or by epidemiological link) or by post mortem confirmation in the absence of any other obvious cause of death unrelated to the Covid-19 coronavirus.

SYMPTOMS :

Common symptoms of Covid-19 coronavirus: cough, fever and extreme fatigue. Some people may also have more severe symptoms, such as difficulty breathing or pneumonia. On average, symptoms of Covid-19 usually develop 5 to 7 days after infection. In some infrequent cases, they may appear only on the 12th day.

TIPS :

Basic tips to protect yourself and avoid spreading as much as possible, if Covid-19 is introduced in Haiti:

Always cough or sneeze into your sleeves or elbow, never on the other person’s face or in your hands;
Use tissues to wipe your hands or face and then throw them in the trash and then wash your hands;
Wash your hands frequently with soap or alcoholic water. You can also use a “sanitizer”;
Avoid contact with someone with influenza-like illness and invite them to seek treatment;
Avoid contact with vulnerable people if you are sick;
Avoid greetings like handshakes and kisses;
Avoid touching your nose, eyes and mouth if you have not washed your hands;
Avoid people gathering.

Yesterday report : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33443-haiti-covid-19-haiti-special-report-385.html