Key Points

• Météo-France did not issue any specific regional alerts for August 16, 2020.

• Total healthcare utilization: Increase between August 6, 2020, and August 12, 2020, in emergency room visits for all causes (ages 75 and older and all ages), hospitalizations following visits for all causes (all ages and ages 75 and older), and hospitalizations following visits for all causes among emergency room visits for all causes (ages 75 and older).

• Healthcare utilization for the iCanicule composite indicator: Increase between August 6, 2020, and August 12, 2020, in the proportion of hospitalizations following emergency department visits for iCanicule among coded hospitalizations (age 75 and older), the proportion of hospitalizations following emergency department visits for iCanicule among visits for iCanicule (age 75 or older), the proportion of SOS Médecins procedures for iCanicule among coded procedures (all ages).