Key Points

COVID-19

• A decrease in emergency care visits and hospitalizations was observed in Week 50 in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, despite the SARS-CoV-2 positivity rate hovering around 30% for several months.

• Testing and incidence rates have decreased in Week 50. The positivity rate remains stable at a high level in Week 50. This trend is consistent with the overall trend observed in France.

• The proportion of COVID-19 cases in the total caseload of SOS Médecins remains stable, as does the proportion of suspected COVID-19 cases in emergency departments compared to last week.

Bronchiolitis

• Epidemic phase.

• The region has been in the epidemic phase for 10 weeks.

• Decrease in emergency department visit rates for bronchiolitis among children under 2 years of age, though still at a high level.

• Significant decrease in SOS Médecins activity, with rates returning to previous years’ levels.

Flu

• Epidemic phase.

• Continued significant increase in flu-related activity in emergency departments and at SOS Médecins clinics in S50, starting earlier than in the previous season.

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

• 4 severe cases of influenza admitted to intensive care reported by the intensive care sentinel network.

Acute gastroenteritis

• Activity rates among SOS Médecins associations are stable, close to the values observed for the 2020-21 season.

• Activity rates in emergency departments are high but remain below last season’s levels.