Key Points

COVID-19

• The current situation requires continued vigilance, and Santé publique France, along with health authorities, remain fully mobilized.

• In week 36 (W36), the rate of confirmed cases in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has been rising since late July, increasing from 22 per 100,000 inhabitants in W35 to 33 in W36. The percentage of calls for suspected COVID-19 cases handled by SOS Médecins (Figure 1) continued to rise this week (5.05% vs. 4.17% in W-1), as did emergency room visits (0.96% vs. 0.64% in W-1) (Figure 2). Emergency department activity remains low. The proportion of hospitalizations following an emergency department visit is decreasing (around 30%) and primarily involves those aged 65 and older (81%).

• In medical-social facilities (ESMS), surveillance of individual COVID-19 cases has been suspended since June 22, 2023, replaced by surveillance of clustered cases of acute respiratory failure (IRA). Between weeks 20 and 36, 31 episodes

Extreme heat, heat wave

• There is no unusual increase in activity at emergency departments or among SOS Médecins associations.

• Activity in emergency departments and among SOS Médecins associations for heat-related conditions is low.