On 21 November, the Ministère de la Sante Publique et de la Population (MSPP) reported that the cumulative number of outpatients and deaths due to cholera, as of 16 November, is 52,715 and 1,250 respectively. 40% (20,867) of patient have been hospitalized. Currently, 809 remain hospitalized. Cases are registered in 8 of 10 Haiti departments, and these are Artibonite, Centre, Nord, Nord Ouest, Nord Est, Ouest, Sud and Sud Est. Additionally, a cluster of cases is currently under investigation in the department Grande Anse and Nippes.
The in-hospital case fatality rate for the whole country is 3.9% and the mortality rate 14.9 per 100,000 inhabitants.
For Port-au-Prince the cumulative number of outpatient is 4,608, of which 1,457 have been hospitalized. A total of 64 deaths due to cholera have been recorded. The in-hospital case fatality rate for Port-au-Prince is 3.9%.
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