COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 07.08.2021—rising, delta variant ≈100%
Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
● cases—8375 & 128 (↗️)
● in hospital—344 & 2.4 (↗️)
● deaths—120 & 0.17 (↗️)
R(e): ↘️—1.13
Vaccinations: flat—4.2m (49%) 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, hospitalisations and deaths are rising again. (Delta variant is totally dominant; vaccinations decelerating)
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—5.1m
• Recovered people—128K
• Negatively tested people—1.4m
covid19.admin.ch/en/overview?ov… (graph is last 28 days)
3/12
VIRUS VARIANTS detected
Delta (B.1.617) dominant, causing concern:
• 99.3% from 96.4% (FOPH)
• 99% from 96.4% (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 ↗️ from 109 to 128. Still worst in Geneva. Dark end of range stays at 313
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
5/12
BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Patchy, overall up from 1.62 to 2.35. Fewer cantons at zero. Worst in central cantons (Glarus, Obwalden) pushing dark end of range up from 9.9 to 19.7
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
6/12
BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—up from 0.13 to 0.17. Fewer cantons reporting no deaths. Basel City worst. Dark end of range stays at 1.53
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 down
COVID-19 patients: low, slightly up
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/hosp-capaci…
8/12
R(e) ESTIMATES: national over time, cantons latest.
Patchy. Down from peak but still >1 almost everywhere. 7 cantons + Liechtenstein <0.8
Estimate: 1.13 nationally (from 1.26 a week ago, but graph with adjusted figures shows up-tick).
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/repro/val
9/12
VACCINATIONS (1) VACCINES & DEMOGRAPHY
Slowing.
12-19-yr-olds vaccinated
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
Worryingly slowing. Supply not prob
PEOPLE:
Fully (2 doses): 4.23m=49% (from 4.19m/48%)
At least 1 dose = 55%
DOSES
Delivered: 8.9m=103% (from 8.8m/101%)
Administered: 9.1m=106% (from 8.9m/104%)
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
11/12
LATEST: New phase started June 26
Numbers rising (esp. young), delta ≈100%, new wave warning
Some controls eg indoors (masks, distancing), travel, COVID-19 certificate for some events
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICE: bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/kr…
SWISS INFO: swissinfo.ch/eng/covid-19_c…
12/12
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