Key Points

COVID-19

• In Week 33, there was a gradual slowdown in the spread of SARS-CoV-2 across the entire region, with a decline in the number of hospitalized patients.

Acute Gastroenteritis

• Activity was moderate, with an increase at SOS Médecins and hospital emergency departments.

Extreme heat, heat wave

• In week 33, the number of SOS Médecins calls for heat-related conditions (n = 1) was down compared to week 32 (n = 3).

• In week 33, the number of heat-related visits to emergency departments (n = 38) was down compared to week 32 (n = 54) and accounted for 0.4% of all visits.

Monkeypox

• As of August 23, 2022, 31 biologically confirmed cases had been reported in the Centre-Val de Loire region.