COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 17.07.2021—rising, concern about delta (78%)
Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
● cases—8190 & 53 (⬆️⬆️)
● in hospital—339 & 0.4 (⬆️)
● deaths—120 & 0.05 (⬇️)
R(e): ↘️—1.44
Vaccinations: 3.7m (43%) fully
FOPH covid19.admin.ch/en/overview?ov…
1/12
AND FOR THE PAST FORTNIGHT, R(e) since Sep28
covid19.admin.ch/en/overview
The previous tweet shows that case numbers and hospitalisations are rising again but still low. Deaths (which lag) still fall
These are for the last fortnight:
2/12
CERTIFICATES ISSUED
The Swiss certificate is now “interoperable” with the EU and EFTA certificates—QR code recognised
• Vaccinated people—4.3m
• Recovered people—104K
• Negatively tested people—518K
covid19.admin.ch/en/overview?ov… (graph is last 28 days)
VIRUS VARIANTS detected
Delta (B.1.617) variant rising sharply, causing concern: 77.6% from 44.6%—FOPH. 82%—Task Force data
Public Health Office: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
Science Task Force: sciencetaskforce.ch/en/nextstrain-…
4/12
BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED CASES in the past fortnight per 100K population—Overall UP from 19 to 53. Worse everywhere, worst in Geneva and Zug. Dark end of range up from 80 to 112.
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
5/12
BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Geographically patchy, overall up from 0.34 to 0.43. Still several cantons reporting zero, dark end of range down from 2.7 to 2.6
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
6/12
BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—down from 0.07 to 0.05. Zero everywhere except NE. Appenzeller Innerrhoden keeps dark end of range at 6.2.
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
7/12
INTENSIVE CARE CAPACITY AND OCCUPANCY: all patients and COVID-19
Over 150 hospitals/clinics (Glarus, Appenzell Innerrhoden have no IC units)
All patients: slightly up
COVID-19 patients: no change
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/hosp-capaci…
8/12
R(e) ESTIMATES: national over time, cantons latest.
Down from peak but still > 1 almost everywhere. Uri exceptionally <0.8
Estimate: 1.44 nationally (from 1.45). >1 for 2 weeks
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/repro/val
Note: Swiss schools have stayed open during lockdown
9/12
VACCINATIONS (1) VACCINES & DEMOGRAPHY
Slowing
Moderna > 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…
10/12
VACCINATIONS (2) OVERALL
Slowing. 40% fully vaccinated
DOSES
Delivered: 8.4m=98% (from 8.3m/96%)
Administered: 8.4m=97% (from 8.0m/92%)
PEOPLE:
Fully (2 doses): 3.7m=43.3% (from 3.4m/39.8%)
At least 1 dose = 52.40%
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
11/12
LATEST:
New phase started June 26. Numbers rising, delta causing concern
Still some controls eg masks indoors, indoor distancing in restaurants, travel, COVID-19 certificate needed for some events
DETAILS: bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/kr…
SWISS INFO: swissinfo.ch/eng/covid-19_c…
12/12
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