Key Points

COVID-19

In Week 40, the incidence rate is slightly lower than the consolidated rate for Week 39. The positivity rate is stable.
Activity at SOS Médecins and the number of COVID-19 deaths are on the rise, while activity in hospital emergency departments and the number of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in long-term care facilities linked to COVID-19 are on the decline

Other regional surveillance

• Bronchiolitis (under 2 years old): outside the epidemic phase—activity is stable at SOS Médecins and hospital emergency departments.

• Influenza: outside the epidemic phase—activity is increasing at SOS Médecins and in hospital emergency departments.

• Gastroenteritis and acute diarrhea:

  • SOS Médecins: low activity, slightly increasing

  • Hospital emergency departments: low activity, stable