According to the French public health agency, consultations for this reason have increased by 62% compared to the previous week.
Beware of the flu. The epidemic now affects all regions of metropolitan France, announced Public Health France in its last bulletin published Wednesday, February 5. Normandy, the last region which was spared by the epidemic, is now also concerned.
The health agency notes that “Influenza activity is increasing sharply”, consultations for this reason increased by 62% compared to the previous week. Last week, the consultation rate for influenza-like illness was 301 per 100,000 inhabitants (compared to 190 the previous week).
“The proportion of influenza-like illness among SOS Doctors’ consultations is also increasing sharply”, note Public Health France: this represents 15.3% of consultations (+ 36% compared to the previous week). Same trend in hospitals, with 8,821 visits to the emergency room against 5,514 the previous week (+ 56%).
While attention is focused on the new coronavirus from China, 26 people have died in France from seasonal flu since November, the health agency said in its weekly figures. They are three children under the age of 15, 12 people aged 15 to 64 and 11 others aged 65 and over, she said.
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