Key Points

COVID-19

• Viral circulation has dropped significantly.

• Decrease in the number of patients in conventional hospital care and those admitted to critical care.

• Decreased activity in emergency departments.

• Decrease in the number of cases in long-term care facilities.

Flu

• Week 15 of the epidemic—epidemic peak reached in weeks 12 and 13.

• Emergency departments - Emergency department activity related to flu-like symptoms is decreasing.

• SOS Médecins - The proportion of consultations for a diagnosis of flu-like illness is decreasing.

• Sentinelles Network - The incidence rate for influenza-like illness reported by the Sentinelles network in week 17, not yet consolidated, is 37 per 100,000 inhabitants (95% CI [0; 84]).

• Virological surveillance - Since the start of surveillance, the Rénal network has isolated 3,461 type A viruses and 2 type B viruses.

• Physicians in the Sentinelles network have isolated 70 influenza A 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.

Acute gastroenteritis

• Emergency departments - The proportion of visits for gastroenteritis is declining.

• SOS Médecins - The proportion of consultations for a diagnosis of gastroenteritis is on the rise.

• Sentinel Network - The incidence rate for acute diarrhea reported by the Sentinel Network in week 17, not yet consolidated, is 85 per 100,000 inhabitants (95% CI [28; 142]).