Key Points

COVID-19

• The circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is difficult to interpret this week due to a combination of unfavorable factors: public holidays in week 44, school breaks, and the suspension of COVID-19 test result reporting to SI-DEP by some private medical laboratories.

Bronchiolitis

• The region has been in an epidemic phase for 4 weeks

• Activity at SOS Médecins clinics has declined slightly but remains high

• Activity in emergency departments continues to rise and has reached very high levels, exceeding those observed in previous years.

Flu

• SOS Médecins activity is slightly higher than in previous seasons during this same period but remains low

• Emergency department activity is currently low and at a baseline level comparable to previous seasons

• 2 reports of clusters of acute respiratory infections in long-term care facilities

• No severe cases of influenza admitted to intensive care reported by the sentinel network of intensive care units