Cholera Kills 1,110 in Haiti

Port au Prince, Nov 18. -The Haitian Health Ministry said Wednesday that the number of cholera deaths rose to 1,110, 46 of them in the capital, where the disease is spreading rapidly despite intense prevention measures.

In recent hours, 76 more deaths were reported, and 1,583 more people were hospitalized with the main symptoms of cholera, severe vomiting and diarrhea, the ministry said on its website.

The latest report raises the number of cases confirmed to 18,382 since the cholera outbreak was first detected Oct. 20.

The situation has worsened significantly in the Port-au-Prince neighborhoods of Carrefour, Cite Soleil, Delmas, Kenscoff, Petion Ville, Tabarre, and Croix-des-Bouquets , with 46 deaths and 953 hospitalizations, the website said.

Though the government and humanitarian groups have reinforced health care in Port-au-Prince with seven improvised emergency units, cholera keeps spreading rapidly. (Prensa Latina)