Hijjah 11, 1431 / Nov. 17, 2010, SPA -- More than 1,000 people have died in Haiti due to the cholera epidemic affecting the country, Xinhua quoted Haitian Health Minister Gabriel Timothee as saying on Tuesday. According to news from Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, Timothee also said that about 16,800 people have been hospitalized due to this disease. However, according to him, last week there was a reduction of the number of deaths, dropping from 66 weekly to 46. The most affected departments are Artibonite, Norte and Oeste, said Timothee. Timothee said some 15,000 patients in hospital have returned home and he believes that the daily number of deaths will soon fall.
