COVID-19 and Winter Viruses in the Hauts-de-France Region. Update as of March 1, 2023.

Key Points

COVID-19

  • SARS-CoV-2 transmission remains stable at a low level but is slightly increasing among those over 65.

  • Consultations for suspected COVID-19 at SOS Médecins and in the region’s emergency departments remained stable.

Flu

  • Post-epidemic activity remains slightly above normal, decreasing in emergency departments and in community practice.

  • Low positivity rate, with type B viruses predominantly isolated in patients hospitalized at the Lille and Amiens university hospitals.

Bronchiolitis

  • The epidemic has been over for 3 weeks.

Acute gastroenteritis

  • Activity for acute gastroenteritis (AGE), across all age groups and among children under 5, is slightly decreasing in emergency departments and stable at SOS Médecins.

  • Continuing increase in rotavirus isolates in recent weeks among patients hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis.

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