COVID-19 situation in Switzerland 🇨🇭 this weekend
1. Case numbers at record high but testing is also high
2. Hospitalisations and deaths rising
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Bear in mind testing in 🇨🇭 is now much higher than it used to be. Not surprising that detected cases are also high.
But that doesn't explain hospitalisations and deaths
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Vaccination rates in 🇨🇭 are not brilliant, particularly (but not only) in the German-speaking east
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🇨🇭 hospitals are under increasing pressure, not only because of COVID-19 but the combination of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.
The chart is % share of beds
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🇨🇭 ICU occupancy, viewed by canton, the picture varies but a lot of cantons are in dark blue (near capacity)
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Is this because of omicron? No, not yet, according to the figures
So why the rise in 🇨🇭? Experts seem to be suggesting: unvaccinated numbers, loose application of restrictions, winter and indoor life, …
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