Key Points

• The Jura and Saône-et-Loire departments were under an orange heat wave alert on July 8, 2017. Météo-France downgraded the alert to yellow on July 8, 2017, at 4:00 p.m. The region’s six other departments remain under a yellow heat wave alert.

• For yesterday:

  • - 12 visits to the emergency room for heat-related illnesses (HRI); these visits did not involve any specific age group; 5 of the 12 HRI visits were followed by hospitalization.

  • - 6 SOS Médecins consultations for heat-related illnesses; these cases did not involve any specific age group.