COVID-19: Epidemiological Update for the Hauts-de-France Region as of April 16, 2020

Key indicators

Individual Monitoring

To date, 8,576 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Hauts-de-France region

Community-based surveillance

  • Sentinelles Network: downward trend with 158 (tele)consultations for acute respiratory infections (ARI) per 100,000 inhabitants in week 2020-15 (252 in week 2020-14)

  • SOS Médecins: downward trend with 1,142 COVID-19-related calls per 10,000 medical procedures in week 2020-15 (1,720 in week 2020-14)

  • LABM (3 labs): downward trend with 24% positive tests in week 2020-15 (32% in week 2020-14)

Hospital surveillance

  • Oscour® Network: downward trend with 1,138 visits for suspected COVID-19 per 10,000 visits in week 2020-15 (1,622 in week 2020-14)

  • Hospital laboratories: downward trend with 24% of tests positive in week 2020-15 (31% in week 2020-14)

Surveillance in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes

  • 4,551 cases of COVID-19 among residents, including 362 deaths in the facility and 261 in the hospital reported through April 14

Surveillance of severe cases

  • Sentinel intensive care units: 51.2% of cases aged 65 and older, and 83% of cases with at least one risk factor

Mortality monitoring

  • Excess mortality from all causes is observed in the region, particularly in the Oise, Aisne, and Nord departments

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