Thursday, March 3, 2011

Haiti mourns the death of 4,625 people for cholera outbreak

Port au Prince (Haiti) .- The death toll from cholera outbreak in Haiti has risen to 4,625, bringing the death rate at 1.9 percent, while that of patients has increased to 245,183, as revealed the latest report released by the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP). By department, the most affected is the Artibonite with 868, followed by Grande Anse with 824, North 623, Port au Prince to 553, with 357 Centre, West of 309, with 257 Northeast, Northwest, with 238, with 228 South and Southeast each and Nippes with 140.

Of all patients, an estimated 132,293 are hospitalized, and about 129,462 people have been discharged from hospital after recovering from the disease. The people accused the Nepalese peacekeepers of introducing the disease in the Caribbean country, which has been partially confirmed by U.S.

and French reports according to which the strain comes from South Asia. However, the United Nations has denied those claims.

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