Key Points

COVID-19

• In Occitanie, according to data available as of October 6, 2022, for week 39 of 2022, incidence and positivity rates were on the rise compared to the previous week: a positivity rate of 22.3% (+3.4 percentage points compared to week 38), incidence rate of 351 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (+25%), and testing rate of 1,570 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (+6%). At the regional level, incidence and positivity rates were rising among adults, particularly those aged 45 and older, and declining among children.

• The R-value estimated from regional SI-DEP data through October 1, 2022, was 1.17 (1.15–1.18), stable compared to the previous week (1.14).

Monkeypox

• As of October 4, 2022, 312 confirmed cases residing in Occitanie had been reported by healthcare professionals since the first case occurred on May 11, 2022.

Gastroenteritis and acute diarrhea

• Moderate activity in private practice (SOS Médecins) and low activity in hospitals (Oscour® network).

Bronchiolitis

• Pre-epidemic phase

• Oscour® network: consultations and hospitalizations for a diagnosis of bronchiolitis in children under 2 years of age were on the rise compared to previous weeks.

• SOS Médecins: Procedures for the diagnosis of bronchiolitis in children under 2 years of age were on the rise compared to previous weeks.

• According to virological data from the university hospitals in Nîmes, Montpellier, and Toulouse, the circulation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was increasing compared to the previous week.