Key Points

• Orange alert began on August 18, 2023; 12 departments are under an orange alert.

• No increase between August 18, 2023, and August 21, 2023, in emergency care visits among all age groups and those aged 75 and older.

• Increase between August 18, 2023, and August 21, 2023, in the proportion of coded visits and the number of emergency room visits due to heatwave (all ages) and in the proportion of SOS Médecins calls due to heatwave (particularly among those aged 75 and older).