Key Points

COVID-19

• Circulation of SARS-CoV-2 has been declining for the fourth consecutive week across all age groups and throughout the region

• Improvement in indicators regarding the impact on healthcare services, particularly in hospitals, with a decrease in the prevalence of hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

• Continued vigilance is warranted due to the ongoing high level of viral circulation and the risk of an epidemic resurgence following the winter break, as school and work activities resume starting this week

Bronchiolitis

• Non-epidemic phase, with a slight increase in hospital activity, at a moderate level

Influenza and influenza-like illnesses

• Activity remains pre-epidemic

• Hospital admissions for flu-like symptoms are decreasing

Acute gastroenteritis

• Activity level stable in emergency departments, at a high level, particularly among children under 5 years of age. Significant community circulation of rotavirus.

All-cause mortality

• Since S48-2021, excess mortality from all causes has been observed among those aged 65 and older