Key Points

Two departments in the region are under an orange heat wave alert, and three are under a yellow heat wave alert.

Since the start of the heat wave: no unusual seasonal variation in heat-related medical cases reported in either the OSCOUR® or SOS Médecins networks

For yesterday:

• 5 emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses across the region; these visits primarily involved people aged 75 and older. Eighty percent of emergency room visits for heat-related illnesses were followed by hospitalization.

• 5 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related illnesses; these consultations involved adults over the age of 15.