Key Points

COVID-19

In Week 37, the incidence rate and positivity rate are up compared to the consolidated rate for Week 36.
Calls to SOS Médecins are down and the number of hospital emergency room visits is stable; however, the number of deaths and admissions to acute care hospitals is rising.

Other regional surveillance

• Gastroenteritis and acute diarrhea:

  • SOS Médecins: low activity, decreasing

  • Hospital emergency departments: moderate activity, stable

• Chickenpox: activity stable at SOS Médecins and in hospital emergency departments.

• Allergies: activity on the rise at SOS Médecins and stable in hospital emergency departments.

• Asthma (ages 2–14): activity on the rise at SOS Médecins and hospital emergency rooms.

• Heat-related illnesses: activity is decreasing at SOS Médecins and hospital emergency rooms.