Key Points

COVID-19

• In Week 26, virological surveillance indicators deteriorated: the incidence rate rose (+13%) and the positivity rate stabilized amid a moderate increase in the testing rate

• Among tests screened regionally for variants of interest, 6.9% had the E484K mutation and 6.6% had the L452R mutation. Loir-et-Cher was the department with the highest proportion of the L452R mutation (85.7%)

• Stabilization in emergency room visits for suspected COVID-19, hospitalizations, and critical care admissions

• Decrease in SOS Médecins calls for suspected COVID-19

Other regional surveillance

In week 26

• Gastroenteritis and acute diarrhea: activity moderately increasing at SOS Médecins and decreasing in hospital emergency departments.

• Allergies: activity decreasing at SOS Médecins and stable in hospital emergency departments.

• Asthma (ages 2–14): activity is increasing at SOS Médecins and in hospital emergency departments.

• Heat-related illnesses: activity decreasing at SOS Médecins and in hospital emergency departments.

Week 25

• All-cause mortality observed at the regional level remained within normal fluctuations for all age groups and for those aged 65 and older. The same observation was made at the departmental level.