Key Points

COVID-19

• Incidence and testing rates based on the total number of tests performed have been uninterpretable since Week 43 following the suspension of the transmission of COVID-19 test results by certain private medical laboratories. Compounding this situation are the All Saints’ Day school holidays and the presence of public holidays in Weeks 44 and 45.

Bronchiolitis

• Epidemic phase

• The region has been in the epidemic phase for 5 weeks

• Activity at SOS Médecins clinics is stabilizing but remains high

• Activity in emergency departments remains at a high level despite a decrease this week and follows the same pattern as last winter after two weeks of school holidays

Flu

• SOS Médecins’ activity level is slightly higher than in previous seasons during this same period but remains low

• Emergency department activity is currently low and at a baseline level comparable to previous seasons

• 3 reports of clusters of acute respiratory infections in long-term care facilities

• No severe cases of influenza admitted to intensive care have been reported by the sentinel network of intensive care units