Key Points

COVID-19

• Significant circulation of SARS-CoV-2 throughout the region, most pronounced in the northwestern quarter

• Regional incidence rates and positivity rates are highest among those aged 10–49 and 6–14

• Increasing pressure on regional healthcare capacity

Bronchiolitis

• Non-epidemic phase, stable activity, at a moderate level

Influenza and influenza-like illnesses

• Epidemic phase, sharp increase in influenza activity

• Significant increase in healthcare utilization for influenza-like illnesses in hospitals and private practice

Acute gastroenteritis

• Stable in emergency departments, at a high level, particularly among children under 5 years of age. Significant community circulation of rotavirus

All-cause mortality

• Excess mortality from all causes and across all age groups in the Nord department