Key Points

COVID-19

• In Week 20, the holiday-adjusted incidence rate rose slightly, as did the positivity rate.

• Slight increase in hospitalizations and critical care admissions; decrease in SOS Médecins calls, emergency room visits, and COVID-19-related deaths.

Acute Gastroenteritis

• Low activity, declining for SOS Médecins and stable in hospital emergency departments.

Other regional surveillance

• Chickenpox: activity down at SOS Médecins and up in hospital emergency departments.

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

• Asthma: activity is decreasing at SOS Médecins and increasing in hospital emergency departments.

• Air quality: According to forecasts, air quality will be moderate to poor this weekend.

• Heat-related illnesses: on the rise at SOS Médecins and stable in hospital emergency rooms.