Summary

In Week 29 (July 15–21, 2019), as in Week 28, total activity and hospitalizations following emergency department visits decreased among children (down 7%, or 5,692 visits, and down 7%, or 574 hospitalizations) and remained stable among adults.

Over the past week, all seasonal and non-specific indicators were stable or declining across all age groups. The associated activity shares were also comparable to those observed in the previous two years. The only notable trends are a slight increase in visits for isolated fever among people aged 75 and older (+10%, or +40 visits) and for allergies among children under 2 years of age (+14%, or +23 visits).

Among the most common conditions, there was an increase in visits for urinary tract infections among children under 2 years of age (+15%, or +33 visits).