Key Points

COVID-19

• In week 48, SARS-CoV-2 transmission continues to rise in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The number of SOS Médecins calls, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations for COVID-19 are on the rise. Vaccination coverage against COVID-19 with booster doses adapted to the Omicron variants has increased by 1.9 percentage points in one week but remains low at 9.2% among those aged 60–79 and 12.3% among those aged 80 and older.

Bronchiolitis

• 8th epidemic week.

• In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the epidemic trend for bronchiolitis is very high and appears to be stabilizing in week 48. The level of epidemiological indicators for bronchiolitis among children under 2 years of age is exceptionally high, exceeding that of all seasonal epidemics since 2010 in the region.

Influenza

• Transition to epidemic.

• During week 48, in hospital settings, according to data from the Oscour® network, emergency department visits for all ages in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes for a diagnosis of influenza/influenza-like illness are on the rise.