Key Points

In Week 02 (January 10–16, 2022), emergency department visits continued to decline across all age groups (-5%, or 17,976 fewer visits). Hospitalizations following visits rose slightly among children (+4%, or 303 hospitalizations) and fell among adults (-4%, or 2,697 hospitalizations).

After several weeks of increases, visits for suspected COVID-19 are down across all age groups (15,326 vs. 17,127 visits, a decrease of 11% in Week 02 compared to a 16% increase in Week 01 and a 51% increase in Week 52). The share of activity is down slightly (5.3% vs. 5.7% in S52), and the proportion of hospitalizations following visits remains stable at 34% (34% in S01). By age group, the situation varies: visits continue to rise among children (+31%, or +576 visits), are down among those aged 15–74 (-18%, or -2,304 visits), and remain stable among those aged 75 and older (-3%) Among adults, COVID-19 remains the second most common condition in emergency departments; among children, it is the sixth (eighth in S01). At the regional level, emergency department visits for suspected COVID-19 are stable or declining in all metropolitan regions. There has been a moderate increase in visits in Réunion (+10%, or +42 visits). Since monitoring began on February 24, 2020, 661,791 emergency department visits for suspected COVID-19 have been recorded.

Seasonal indicators continue to decline among both adults and children. As with COVID-19, the situation is mixed for influenza/flu-like illness (down 11% across all age groups): a moderate increase in visits among children (+7%, or 60 more visits), and a decrease among adults (-29%). There was also an increase in visits for fever alone (+6%, or 276 visits) and asthma (+28%, or 316 visits) among children. Finally, visits for stroke are up 9% among those aged 75 and older.