COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 21.08.2021—rising, delta variant ≈100%
Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
• cases—8708 & 328 (↗️)
• in hospital—352 & 6.6 (↗️)
• deaths—121 & 0.3 (↗️)
R(e): ↗️—1.43
Vaccinations: 4.4m (50.1%) 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. R(e) bouncing around. (Delta variant is totally dominant; vaccinations flat)
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—5.4m
• Recovered people—148K
• Negatively tested people—1.9m
covid19.admin.ch/en/overview?ov… (graph is last 28 days)
3/12
VIRUS VARIANTS detected
Delta (B.1.617) dominant, causing concern:
• 98.0% from 99.3% (FOPH)
• 100% from 99% (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 201 to 328. Worst in Geneva, northeast. Dark end of range up from 366 to 493
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
5/12
BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Overall up from 3.54 to 6.62. Only Neuchâtel reporting zero. Rising in centre and north. Worst Glarus, pushing dark end of range up from 18.5 to 27.1
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
6/12
BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—up from 0.13 to 0.3. Fewer cantons reporting no deaths. Worst around Basel. Dark end of range up from 0.51 to 1.04
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: rising
More: covid19.admin.ch/en/hosp-capaci…
8/12
R(e) ESTIMATES: national over time, cantons latest.
Worse. >1 in all cantons
Estimate: 1.43 nationally (from 1.22 a week ago).
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
Worryingly slow. Supply not prob
PEOPLE:
Fully (2 doses): 4.37m=50.6% (from 4.30m/49.8%)
At least 1 dose = 56%
DOSES
Delivered: 9.0m=104% (from 8.9m/103%)
Administered: 9.4m=109% (from 9.3m/107%)
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
11/12
LATEST: New phase since June 26
Numbers rising (incl. older), 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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