Key points

Bronchiolitis

• In hospitals, indicators continued to decline. The peak of the epidemic was reached between weeks 47 and 48. Children under one year of age continued to account for the vast majority of healthcare visits for bronchiolitis.

• In the community, indicators remained stable at a low level.

Flu-like Illnesses and Acute Respiratory Infections

• In hospitals, indicators were all declining across all age groups.

• In community settings, healthcare visits were on the rise within the SOS Médecin network as well as the Sentinelles network. The increase in visits was particularly marked in the under-15 age group (+48%).

COVID-19

• SOS Médecins: In S02, the number of COVID-19-related cases decreased across all age groups.

• Emergency room visits: In S02, the number of visits for COVID-19 remained stable.

• Clusters of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in long-term care facilities: The number of ARI episodes with a COVID-19 diagnosis reported by long-term care facilities (primarily nursing homes) remained low over the past 3 weeks (unconsolidated data from Week 2), with most reported episodes involving the influenza virus.

Acute gastroenteritis

• Increase in the number of SOS Médecins calls for acute gastroenteritis (AGE) across all age groups and among children under 15. Indicators in the Sentinelles network also showed an increase.

• Stabilization of emergency department visits and visits followed by hospitalization across all age groups and among children under 15.

• Moderate activity levels in SOS Médecins associations and low activity levels in hospital emergency departments.