Key Points

COVID-19

• In week 52 of 2022, the region’s four SOS Médecins associations (Nîmes, Montpellier, Perpignan, and Toulouse) recorded 60 cases of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 (or 168 cases per 10,000 consultations), a decrease compared to week 51.

• At the regional level and across all age groups, the weekly numbers of new hospitalizations and new admissions to critical care units were decreasing in week 52-2022 compared to the previous week.

• Virological indicators were significantly lower compared to the previous week: a positivity rate of 20.7% (-4 percentage points compared to week 51 of 2022), incidence rate of 245 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (-52%), and testing rate of 1,186 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (-42%).

Influenza

• 4th epidemic week

• Indicators, while still at a high level, are stable or slightly declining, which could indicate a slowdown in viral circulation to be confirmed in the coming weeks following the year-end holidays.

• Oscour® Network: Consultations for all age groups regarding a diagnosis of influenza/influenza-like illness were slightly lower compared to the previous week.

• SOS Médecins: procedures for all ages for the diagnosis of influenza/influenza-like illness were down compared to the previous week.

Bronchiolitis

• 13th epidemic week

• Oscour® Network: Consultations and hospitalizations for bronchiolitis in children under 2 years of age were down compared to the previous week.

• SOS Médecins: procedures for the diagnosis of bronchiolitis in children under 2 years of age were up very slightly compared to the previous week.

Gastroenteritis and acute diarrhea

• Low activity in private practice (SOS Médecins) and moderate activity in hospital settings (Oscour® Network).