Key Points

Flu

• Epidemic phase for the second week

• Increase in community circulation of influenza viruses

• Increase in cases of influenza/influenza-like illness in the community (sentinel sites and SOS Médecins) and in hospitals

• Increase in episodes of acute respiratory infections (ARIs), including influenza, in long-term care facilities

• The number of hospitalizations for influenza/influenza-like illness among people over 65 doubled last week

Bronchiolitis

• Epidemic phase for the 9th consecutive week

• Continued favorable trend

• Decrease in healthcare visits for bronchiolitis among children under 2

• Slowdown in the circulation of RSV

COVID-19

• Decline in the epidemic and slowing of SARS-CoV-2 circulation

• Decrease in emergency care visits and hospitalizations for suspected Covid-19

Acute gastroenteritis

• Significant spike in healthcare utilization (emergency departments and SOS Médecins) among adults aged 15 to 74 for acute gastroenteritis last week

• Several outbreaks of foodborne illness linked to oyster consumption reported to the ARS

• Health events likely linked to recent health alerts regarding certain oyster beds contaminated with norovirus