Key Points

In Week 24 (June 13–19, 2022), total activity at SOS Médecins clinics declined across all age groups, particularly among children under 2 years of age (down 10%, or 467 visits) and among adults (down 7%, or 2,768 visits).

Medical procedures for suspected COVID-19 across all age groups rose for the third consecutive week. Among adults aged 15–74, COVID-19 ranked eighth among the most common conditions. In total, 1,383 cases (vs. 1,026 cases in Week 23) were recorded across all age groups (a 35% increase vs. 40% in Week 23). This increase applies to all age groups, with a 27% rise among children (63 additional cases) and a 41% rise among adults aged 15–74 (i.e., +290 procedures). At the regional level, SOS Médecins medical procedures for suspected COVID-19 are on the rise in all regions, with the exception of Normandy and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Since monitoring began on March 3, 2020, 348,876 medical procedures for suspected COVID-19 have been performed.

Among other indicators:

• In line with summer weather and high temperatures, there has been a sharp increase in cases of heatstroke (+459%, or +381 cases) and dehydration (+152%, or +64 cases). To a lesser extent, cases involving insect bites (+12%, or +86 cases) and isolated fever (+18%, or +210 cases) are also on the rise.

• Although the numbers are small, there has also been an increase in cases of meningitis across all age groups, with 18 cases in S24 compared to 9 in S23.

• Among the indicators showing a decline across all age groups are cases of chickenpox (-6%, or -48 cases), influenza (-21%, or -242 cases), asthma (-19%, or -145 cases), and ENT conditions (-10%, or -1,871 cases), which remain the most common condition.