COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 29.05.2021—down after rebound
May 31: next easing
Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
● cases—8017 & 152 (⬇️)
● in hospital—331 & 4 (⬇️)
● deaths—119 & 0.6 (⬇️)
R(e): ⬇️—0.81
Vaccs: 4.5m (1.6m 2nd doses)
FOPH covid19.admin.ch/en/overview?ov…
1/11
AND FOR THE PAST FORTNIGHT, R(e) since Sep28
covid19.admin.ch/en/overview
The previous tweet shows that numbers are definitely coming down again after a short rebound in April-early May, although deaths stayed flat.
These are for the last fortnight:
2/11
VIRUS VARIANTS detected
UK variant dominant. Indian starting to show
Public Health Office: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
Science Task Force: sciencetaskforce.ch/en/nextstrain-…
3/11
BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED CASES IN the past fortnight per 100K population—down except in Appenzell Innerrhoden. Uri finally improving. Dark end of range down up 446 to 639.
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
4/11
BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Improving, down from 4.82 to 4.04. Still worse in and around Uri, but dark end of range down from 30 to 22
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
5/11
BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—down from 0.7 to 0.6. Uri better now. Worst in Glarus. Dark end of range down from 5.45 to 4.93.
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
6/11
INTENSIVE CARE CAPACITY AND OCCUPANCY: all patients and COVID-19
Over 150 hospitals/clinics (Glarus, Appenzell Innerrhoden have no IC units)
All patients: marginally worse
COVID-19: improving, Schaffhausen still stands out
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/hosp-capaci…
7/11
R(e) ESTIMATES: national over time, cantons latest.
Down. Patchy pattern. >1 in Obwalden, Nidwalden, Schwyz, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Schaffhausen
Estimate: 0.81 nationally (from 0.80)
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/repro/val
Note: Swiss schools have stayed open during lockdown
8/11
VACCINATIONS (1) VACCINES & DEMOGRAPHY
Moderna outstripping Pfizer/BioNTech
Ordered: 36m doses: Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Curevac and Novavax (pop 8.6m)
Approved: Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, J&J (not ordered)
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
9/11
VACCINATIONS (2) OVERALL
Accelerating
DOSES
Delivered: 4.9m=56% (from 4.7m/54%)
Administered: 4.5m=53% (from 3.9m/46%)
PEOPLE
Fully (2 doses): 1.6m=18.8% (from 1.4m/14.3%)
At least one dose = 33.8%
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
10/11
LATEST: Next phase starts Monday May 31, includes restaurants open indoors, but still some restrictions
Some cantons now vaccinating all adults (some over-16s)
A forgery-proof Covid-19 certificate available by the end of June
CURRENT SITUATION: swissinfo.ch/eng/covid-19_c…
11/11
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