The death toll from Haiti’s cholera outbreak has soared past 900 after more than three weeks. Haiti’s health ministry says some 14,600 people have been treated for symptoms in six of Haiti’s 10 provinces. The United Nations has appealed for some $160 million in new aid amidst warnings some 270,000 Haitians could fall ill in the coming years. Dr. Phuoc Lee of the group Partners in Health said clinics will be challenged to treat patients if the disease spreads.

Dr. Phuoc Lee: “We’re still seeing many patients, dozens of new patients every day. We still have dozens of patients who are very, very ill, but luckily, with the collaboration between the ministry, our Cuban colleagues and also Partners in Health, Zanmi Lasante, we have adequate staffing to care of the patients currently. Of course, we don’t know if there is going to be a surge in numbers, but right now, for the last few days, we’ve had staffing that’s been adequate to take care of the large numbers of patients that we see.”