Key Points

In week 37 (September 12–18, 2022), total activity at SOS Médecins clinics increased among children under 15 (+30%, or 6,365 visits) and remained stable among adults aged 15 and older.

Medical procedures for bronchitis, ENT conditions, and asthma attacks increased among children (by 88%, 51%, and 53%, respectively) as well as among adults, though to a lesser extent (by 39%, 30%, and 23%, respectively). More specifically among children, there was an increase in procedures for allergies (+36%, or +114 procedures), viral syndrome and trauma among 2- to 14-year-olds (+41%, or +158 procedures, and +9%, or +48 procedures, respectively), and bronchiolitis and infectious conjunctivitis among children under 2 years of age (+59%, or +55 procedures, and +30%, or +35 procedures, respectively).

After eight weeks of decline, medical procedures for suspected COVID-19 across all age groups have risen for the second consecutive week. In total, 3,039 procedures (vs. 2,115 procedures in Week 36) were recorded (a 44% increase vs. a 16% increase in Week 36). This increase applies to children (+70% among those under 15) and adults aged 15–74 (+39%). At the regional level, SOS Médecins medical procedures for suspected COVID-19 are on the rise in all regions.

Since monitoring began on March 3, 2020, 500,651 medical procedures for suspected COVID-19 have been performed.