Key Points

COVID-19

• Low activity.

• In week 24, the incidence rate (IR) and positivity rate (PR) remained stable at low levels, against a backdrop of very low testing rates (TR).

Acute gastroenteritis

• Low activity. A decrease in emergency room visits was observed primarily among children under 5, while SOS Médecins consultations stabilized across all age groups.

Asthma

• A decrease in emergency room visits and SOS Médecins consultations, primarily among those aged 5–14 and 15–74, was observed in week 24. Emergency room activity levels and the monitored SOS Médecins indicators are within seasonal averages.

ENT Conditions

• Stabilization of ENT conditions in hospital emergency departments and SOS Médecins consultations. Increase in the detection of rhinoviruses/enteroviruses by the Virology Laboratory at Brest University Hospital (17/51, 33% positivity rate). Data for the Virology Laboratory at Rennes University Hospital are not available for week 24.

Extreme heat, heat wave

• The seasonal surveillance system is active from June 1 through September 15. Brittany has been under a green heat wave alert since the start of surveillance.