Summary

In Week 26 (June 28–July 4, 2021), total activity at SOS Médecins clinics remained stable across all age groups.

After four weeks of significant decline, medical procedures for suspected COVID-19 across all age groups remained stable for the second consecutive week (662 procedures in Week 26 vs. 686 procedures in Week 25, a decrease of 3%). The share of activity was also stable (0.98% in Week 26 vs. 1.02% in Week 25). These procedures increased slightly among those aged 45–64 (+13%, or +10 procedures) and remained stable or decreased in other age groups. At the regional level, SOS Médecins calls for suspected COVID-19 cases were stable or declining, with the exception of the following five regions: Martinique (+85%, or +11 calls), Brittany (+41%, or +11 calls), PACA (+25%, or +13 cases), Île-de-France (+20%, or +22 cases), and Normandy (+6%, or +4 cases). Since monitoring began on March 3, 2020, 224,891 medical procedures for suspected COVID-19 have been performed.

Seasonal indicators are declining across all age groups. Among the most common conditions, there has been an increase—unusual for this time of year—in ENT conditions (+9%, or +837 procedures among children, and +13%, or +685 procedures among adults), as well as an increase in procedures for asthma (+25%, or +90 procedures among children, and +13%, or +54 procedures among adults). Among children, there was an increase in procedures for bronchiolitis among those under 2 years of age (+36%, or +41 procedures) and for bronchitis (+16%, or +97 procedures), as well as for insect bites (+22%, or +67 procedures) among those aged 2–14.