COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 05.06.2021—continuing down
Post-easing May 31
Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
● cases—8017 & 110 (⬇️)
● in hospital—331 & 3 (⬇️)
● deaths—119 & 0.4 (⬇️)
R(e): ⬇️—0.76
Vaccinations: 5.2m (1.9m 2nd doses)
FOPH covid19.admin.ch/en/overview?ov…
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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:
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VIRUS VARIANTS detected
UK variant (alpha) dominant. Indian (delta) starting to show but very low
Public Health Office: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
Science Task Force: sciencetaskforce.ch/en/nextstrain-…
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BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED CASES IN the past fortnight per 100K population—Overall down from 152 to 110. Worst in Appenzell Innerrhoden. Dark end of range down from 639 to 521.
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
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BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Improving, down from 4.04 to 2.75. Still worse in and around Uri, but dark end of range down from 22 to 14
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
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BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—down from 0.6 to 0.4. Uri better now. Worst in Glarus. More cantons recording no deaths. Dark end of range down from 4.93 to 2.46.
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 better
COVID-19 patients: improving
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/hosp-capaci…
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R(e) ESTIMATES: national over time, cantons latest.
Down. More cantons < 0.8. But >1 in Glarus, Liechtenstein
Estimate: 0.76 nationally (from 0.81)
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…
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VACCINATIONS (2) OVERALL
Accelerating
DOSES
Delivered: 5.8m=67% (from 4.9m/56%)
Administered: 5.2m=60% (from 4.5m/53%)
PEOPLE:
Fully (2 doses): 1.9m=22.1% (from 1.6m/18.8%)
At least one dose = 37.5%
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
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LATEST: New phase started 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 from June 7
CURRENT SITUATION: swissinfo.ch/eng/covid-19_c…
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