Health centres in Port-au-Prince overwhelmed

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti The cholera death toll in Haiti reached 724 today, with three of the deaths reported in this capital, where health centres are overwhelmed by new cases.

The Ministry of Public Health reported that the number of infected people nationwide exceeds 11,000.

Authorities expect a worst-case scenario given the terrible conditions of drainage and water systems in the capital, inhabited by at least three million people.

The government is also working to strengthen its medical presence, shipments of supplies and drinking water in the northeast and in the department of Artibonite, the source of the epidemic, given the alarming increase in infections and deaths.

Since the outbreak began on October 20, nearly a dozen people have died daily, and 50 to 60 cases are confirmed every 24 hours.

Source;http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Haiti-cholera-death-toll-reaches-724