The Ministry of Health reported that as of Friday, there had been 917 deaths and more than 14,600 were hospitalized with cholera-like symptoms. That is up from the 724 deaths and 11,125 hospitalizations reported a few days before.One of my favorite charities, Water.org, has been working in Haiti since before the earthquake to give access to clean water to Haitians. If you want to and are able to help, please donate to Water.org here.
The disease has been found in 6 of Haiti's 10 provinces, known as departments, and is most severe where it originated, in Artibonite, which accounts for nearly two-thirds of the deaths.
Several epidemiologists have said the disease has not peaked and will likely worsen and break out in other regions of the country, with United Nations health officials estimating about 270,000 may be sickened in the coming years.
Number of the Day
917: The number of deaths in Haiti, as of Friday, from a vast cholera outbreak.
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