According to data from the Ministry of Health, at least 58,859 people presented symptoms of the disease, of which 3,583 were diagnosed with the virus that causes vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration.

From October to date, more than 52,000 people required medical assistance and were hospitalized to treat the symptoms, while most of the deaths were recorded in health centers.

Last June, the World Health Organization warned that cholera is spreading at a worrying rate in the Caribbean country.

At a press conference, the Director General of that entity, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that there is a risk of outbreaks of other diseases such as tuberculosis, measles or poliomyelitis, while its health services suffer serious shortages.

The disease reappeared in Haiti three years after the last recorded case and is occurring in the midst of a serious social, political, economic and security crisis that has limited access to medical care for thousands of citizens.

In addition, the highest number of cases is reported in the capital and surrounding cities, which are under the influence of armed gangs, responsible for thousands of deaths and kidnappings in 2022.

In 2010, following an earthquake in the Caribbean nation, a cholera epidemic claimed more than 10,000 lives and sickened some 820,000 people, according to official data, although social and political organizations estimate that the figures are even higher.

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