OSCOUR National Newsletter, February 3, 2026
Key Points
In Week 05 (January 26–February 1, 2026), the number of emergency department visits and hospitalizations following such visits remained stable across all age groups.
Emergency department visits for respiratory conditions were stable or declining in numbers comparable to those of previous years across all age groups, except for pneumonia in children under 2 years of age (+18% compared to the previous week, or +40 visits) and ENT conditions in 2- to 14-year-olds (+9%, or +232 visits).
There was also an increase in visits for:
trauma (+7%, or +125 visits) among children under 2 years of age;
malaise (+8%, or 60 more visits) among 2- to 14-year-olds;
vomiting (+6%, or 24 more visits) and abdominal pain (+7%, or 119 more visits) among those aged 75 and older.
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