Health Monitoring in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region. Update as of August 4, 2022.

Published on 5 August 2022

Key Points

COVID-19

In Week 30, the decline in SARS-CoV-2 circulation continued in the region, with a 38% decrease in the incidence rate and a 6.3-point drop in the positivity rate. However, virological indicators remain at high levels in all departments and across all age groups.
Hospital indicators are virtually stable, at a relatively high level.
In Week 29, the number of cases among residents in long-term care facilities continues to rise, but the number of reported new cases is declining.

Monkeypox

As of August 2, 173 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported

Heatwave

Intense heat wave since July 31, 2022
From July 31, 2022, to August 2, 2022, amid high temperatures, Météo-France placed up to 10 departments in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region under an orange alert (Ain, Ardèche, Drôme, Isère, Loire, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Rhône, Savoie, and Haute-Savoie, representing 93.8% of the region’s resident population) and two departments under a yellow alert (Allier and Cantal, representing 6.2% of the region’s resident population). As of August 3, 2022, these 10 departments were still under an orange alert. Nationally, 27 departments (representing 24.9% of the metropolitan population) are affected by this heatwave.
This is the third heatwave of the season. It is expected to continue over the next few days.
Between July 31, 2022, and August 2, 2022, the proportion of SOS Médecins calls for heat-related conditions ranged from 0.2% to 0.9% across the entire region. Of these cases, 69% involved people aged 75 and older, and 19% involved children under 15.
During the same period, the proportion of heat-related consultations recorded in emergency departments ranged from 0.4% to 0.5% across the entire region. Of these consultations, 61% involved people aged 75 and older, and 9% involved children under 15. Adults aged 15 to 74 accounted for 30% of these visits. The hospitalization rate following a heat-related visit was 72%. Of those aged 75 and older who visited emergency departments for heat-related conditions, 82% were hospitalized. It should be noted that these indicators alone do not fully capture the impact of extreme heat on health.