Haiti’s cholera epidemic is still raging.

From Oct. 20, 2010 to Jul. 16, 2016, cholera has killed 9,361 people and sickened 786,530 others, according to the latest report by the Haitian Ministry of Health and Population (MSPP) released at a press briefing on Jul. 18, 2016.

"Cholera is still here,” said Dr. Jean Donald François, the national coordinator of the fight against cholera, aiming to raise awareness about the cholera’s persistence. “It is in all ten departments of the country."

The hurricane season from Jun. 1 to Nov. 30 and the persistence of cholera in some regions are stumbling blocks for Haitian authorities struggling to contain the disease in a country where sanitation and access to safe drinking water are poor.

Despite many efforts by health authorities and humanitarian community partners, cholera remains a major concern in Haiti. With over 16,000 cases recorded since the beginning of 2016, Haiti has the highest number of cholera cases in the northern hemisphere, noted the latest report of the Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Office (OCHA).

At least nine people died from cholera during the first half of July 2016, and over 970 people were infected. Haiti had 24 cholera deaths in June.

Towns like Belladère, Hinche, Mirebalais, Boucan Carré, Lascahobas, and Thomonde on the Central Plateau and Gressier, Cabaret, Tabarre, Carrefour, and Port-au-Prince in the West Department are on alert since they have had at least a dozen cases of cholera from Jul. 10 -16.

Heavy rains in May, along with a reduced number of response teams caused by a lack of funding, have resulted in a cholera resurgence in Center and West departments, OCHA said.

The St. Luke Foundation hospital in Tabarre and the Hospital of the Nativity in Belladère have each recorded one death during this period. Health Ministry officials continue to remind people to respect the rules of hygiene in the fight against the spread of cholera.