Key Points

Extreme heat, heat wave

• Start of a heat wave.

• Orange alert issued on August 20 for the entire region.

• Upgraded to a red alert for Vaucluse on August 22

COVID-19

• Increase in incidence rates, emergency room visits, and SOS Médecins calls.

• However, traffic remains at a low level.

Arboviruses

• 38 imported cases of dengue fever identified since May 1, 2023, the vast majority of whom returned from Martinique and Guadeloupe, territories currently experiencing an epidemic.

• An outbreak of locally transmitted dengue fever in the Bouches-du-Rhône department (4 cases).

• 4 locally acquired cases of West Nile virus infection identified in the region.