Epidemiological surveillance in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Update as of May 12, 2022.
Key Points
COVID-19
Viral circulation has dropped significantly;
Decrease in the number of patients in conventional inpatient care and those admitted to critical care;
Decreased activity in emergency departments;
Decrease in the number of cases in long-term care facilities.
Flu
Transition to the post-epidemic period—15 weeks of the epidemic;
Emergency departments: emergency activity related to flu-like symptoms is decreasing;
SOS Médecins: the proportion of consultations for a diagnosis of flu-like symptoms is decreasing;
Sentinelles Network: the incidence rate for influenza-like illness reported by the Sentinelles Network in week 18, not yet consolidated, is 58 per 100,000 inhabitants (95% CI [3; 113]), stable;
Virological surveillance: since the start of surveillance, the Rénal network has isolated 3,514 type A viruses and 2 type B viruses. Physicians in the Sentinelles network have isolated 71 type A influenza viruses (data not available for the week analyzed);
Severe cases of influenza: 24 cases admitted to intensive care were reported by the intensive care sentinel network.
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