Key Points

COVID-19

• Significant resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 transmission across the entire region, most pronounced in the northwestern quarter

• Regional incidence rates and positivity rates are highest among those aged 30–49 and 6–14

• Increase in the number of new hospitalizations (particularly among those over 80)

Bronchiolitis

• Non-epidemic phase, stable activity, at a moderate level

Flu-like syndromes

• Transition to epidemic phase, sharp rise in influenza activity

• Significant increase in healthcare utilization for flu-like symptoms in hospitals and outpatient settings

Acute gastroenteritis

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

All-cause mortality

• All-cause mortality across all age groups was decreasing, with the number of deaths returning to within the usual range of fluctuation