Heat Wave and Health Alert System in Burgundy and Franche-Comté. Update as of August 28, 2017.

Key Points

  • Since yesterday afternoon, Météo-France has placed the Jura and Saône-et-Loire departments under an orange heat wave alert; the other departments in the region have been placed under a yellow alert, with the exception of the Territoire de Belfort.

  • Since the start of the heat wave: no increase in heat-related illness cases (PLC) in the SOS Médecins network and no increase in heat-related illness cases (PLC) in the OSCOUR® network.

  • For yesterday:

    • - 1 visit to the emergency room for a heat-related illness involving a person aged 75 or older, who was hospitalized.

    • - 1 SOS Médecins consultation for a heat-related illness involving a person aged 75 or older.

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