Summary

In Week 34 (August 23–29, 2021), emergency department visits declined slightly across all age groups (-3.4% for all ages, or -12,797 visits), and hospitalizations following visits remained stable except among 2- to 14-year-olds, where they rose slightly (+3.5%, or +142 hospitalizations). Visits for suspected COVID-19 across all age groups declined for the second consecutive week, following seven weeks of increases (-19% vs. -9% in Week 33). In total, there were 5,759 visits (vs. 7,126 in Week 33, a decrease of 1,367 visits) with a declining share of activity (1.9% vs. 2.3% in Week 33). This decline is observed across all age groups but is most pronounced among those aged 2–14 (-25%, or -47 visits), those aged 15–74 (-21%, or -1,196 visits), and those aged 75 and older (-11%, or -115 visits). The proportion of hospitalizations following visits across all age groups remains stable at 46%. At the regional level, emergency department visits for suspected COVID-19 are stable or declining in all regions except French Guiana (+16%, or +14 visits). Since monitoring began on February 24, 2020, 543,640 emergency department visits for suspected COVID-19 have been recorded. Seasonal indicators are once again declining, with observed levels similar to or even lower than those of previous years. There was a slight increase in visits for asthma among 2- to 14-year-olds (+7%, or +34 visits). Among the most common conditions, there was an increase in visits for vomiting among children under 2 years of age (+15%, or +50 visits) and for stroke among people aged 75 and older (+8%, or +98 visits).