Health Monitoring in the Hauts-de-France Region. Update as of October 21, 2022.
Key Points
COVID-19
Epidemic activity has stabilized at a high level of circulation, with incidence rates exceeding 500 cases per 100,000 people at the regional and departmental levels for the second consecutive week
Epidemic activity continues to rise sharply among those aged 65 and older at the regional level (+2.8 percentage points for the TP) and incidence is now higher in this age group than in others (712 cases per 100,000 inhabitants)
Continued increase in new admissions to hospital intensive care units (+15%) and hospitalizations following visits to the emergency room for suspected COVID-19 (+18%)
Vaccination coverage among the most vulnerable (over 60 years old) (33.5%), who are eligible for a second booster, remains too low
Bronchiolitis
Epidemic phase for the second week: continued increase at SOS Médecins and in the region’s emergency departments
Steady increase in the rate of isolated RSV among hospitalized patients
Flu
Non-epidemic phase but increased activity at SOS Médecins, stable in emergency departments
Activity remains at a low level
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