Key Points

COVID-19

• Number of confirmed cases (based on DEP data for cases tested via RT-PCR and antigen tests)

  • Number of confirmed cases in S04: 6,239; 6,856 in S03; positivity rate of 7.5%; 8.6% in S03; incidence rate of 224.2 per 100,000 inhabitants (246.3 in S03)

  • Variation in incidence rates by department, ranging from 182.8 per 100,000 in Yonne to 300.6 per 100,000 in Jura

  • Variation in positivity rates by department, ranging from 6.3 in Nièvre to 9.2 in Jura

• Surveillance in urban areas

  • SOS Médecins: 416 suspected COVID-19 cases per 10,000 procedures (Week 04, 419 in Week 03

• Hospital surveillance

  • Réseau Oscour®: 409 suspected COVID-19 cases per 10,000 visits (Week 04, 410 in Week 03

  • SI VIC: 1,765 people hospitalized, including 159 in intensive care as of 02/03/2021

  • Intensive care sentinel services: 73 men, 70% are 65 years of age or older, and 92 have at least one comorbidity

• Surveillance in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes

  • Since March 1, 21,564 confirmed and probable cases among nursing home residents (including 2,014 deaths) and 11,813 confirmed and probable cases among nursing home staff

  • Active transmission in long-term care facilities: still a significant number of reports

  • High number of deaths, but slightly down this week

• Mortality monitoring

  • Mortality is declining among those aged 65 to 84

Influenza

Flu-related activity at SOS Médecins and emergency departments remains low. This season, due to the active circulation of SARS-CoV-2, surveillance of flu cases admitted to intensive care has been expanded to include severe cases of COVID-19. No flu cases have currently been reported in the region by intensive care units.

Bronchiolitis

Activity related to bronchiolitis in children under 2 years of age is increasing for SOS Médecins associations. Regarding emergency departments, activity remains stable compared to previous weeks.

Gastroenteritis

SOS Médecins activity for gastroenteritis has decreased since last week and remains below the levels observed during the previous two seasons; the same applies to activity in emergency departments, which remains low.