Health Monitoring in the Hauts-de-France Region. Update as of October 21, 2022.

Key Points

COVID-19

  • Epidemic activity has stabilized at a high level of circulation, with incidence rates exceeding 500 cases per 100,000 people at the regional and departmental levels for the second consecutive week

  • Epidemic activity continues to rise sharply among those aged 65 and older at the regional level (+2.8 percentage points for the TP) and incidence is now higher in this age group than in others (712 cases per 100,000 inhabitants)

  • Continued increase in new admissions to hospital intensive care units (+15%) and hospitalizations following visits to the emergency room for suspected COVID-19 (+18%)

  • Vaccination coverage among the most vulnerable (over 60 years old) (33.5%), who are eligible for a second booster, remains too low

Bronchiolitis

  • Epidemic phase for the second week: continued increase at SOS Médecins and in the region’s emergency departments

  • Steady increase in the rate of isolated RSV among hospitalized patients

Flu

  • Non-epidemic phase but increased activity at SOS Médecins, stable in emergency departments

  • Activity remains at a low level

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