Health Monitoring in the Grand Est Region. Update as of October 26, 2023.

Published on 27 October 2023

Key Points

OSCOUR®: The number of emergency room visits for flu-like symptoms, across all age groups, remained stable in week 42 of 2023 compared to the previous week. Activity levels remain low and are similar to those observed last year.
SOS Médecins: The number of consultations for flu-like illness, across all age groups, has been decreasing in week 42-2023 for the past two weeks. In week 42-2023, the flu activity rate is 3.4%, which is higher than rates observed during the same period in the two previous years.

OSCOUR®: In week 42-2023, the proportion of activity related to bronchiolitis among children under 2 years of age in emergency departments increased compared to the previous week. It stands at 6.3%, representing 86 visits. The proportion of hospitalizations for bronchiolitis among all hospitalizations following an emergency department visit is 12.9%.
SOS Médecins: In week 42 of 2023, the proportion of cases handled by SOS Médecins related to bronchiolitis in children under 2 years of age increased compared to the previous week. It stands at 6.1%, representing 33 consultations.

OSCOUR®: In week 42-2023, the number of emergency department visits for COVID-19 decreased slightly (305 visits compared to 344 in week 41-2023), representing 1.2% of total activity.
SOS Médecins: In week 42-2023, the number of SOS Médecins consultations for COVID-19 stabilized (217 consultations compared to 204 in week 41-2023), representing 3% of the activity of SOS Médecins associations in the region.