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COVID-19 in Switzerland. Week to 27.03.2021—numbers rising except deaths

Next easing delayed

Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
● cases—6851 & 244
● in hospital—287 & 7
● deaths—111 & 1.3

R(e): up—1.14
Vaccinations: 1.4m (507K 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

Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna mRNA vaccinations ongoing. Pfizer supply delayed. Still waiting for approval: AstraZeneca, Curevac and Novavax. Switzerland has ordered over 30m doses for 8m people

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Vaccinations, virus variants

“Fully” = second dose
Steady growth, deliveries up
Delivered: 1.7m=19.8% (from 1.4m)
Administered: 1.4m=15.6% (from 1.2m)
Fully: 507K=5.9% (from 433K)

UK variant ~70%

covid19.admin.ch/en/overview?ov…
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…

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By canton: lab-confirmed cases in the past fortnight per 100K population—Similar pattern to a week ago worst in west, Uri and Ticino. Dark end of scale up from 327 to 403.

More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…

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By canton: lab-confirmed hospitalisation in the past fortnight per 100K population—Similar pattern to last week, worse in Geneva. Numbers up slightly. Dark end of scale down from 15.36 to 13.37.

More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…

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By canton: deaths (which lag case numbers) tell yet another story—Numbers down slightly. Central Switzerland improving. Dark end of scale down from 6.1 to 3.5.

More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…

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Hospital capacity and occupancy: all patients and COVID-19 in ICU

Over 150 hospitals/clinics (Glarus, Appenzell Innerrhoden have no IC units)

All: Overall unchanged, worse in west

COVID-19: up, pattern similar to last week

More: covid19.admin.ch/en/hosp-capaci…

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R(e) estimates: national over time, cantons latest.

Worsening except in east. Most cantons >1

Estimate: 1.13 nationally (from 1.08)

More: covid19.admin.ch/en/repro/val

Note: Swiss schools have stayed open during lockdown

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Vaccination

Slow
Delivered: 1.7m (20% from 15%)
Administered: 1.4m (16% from 15%)
Fully vaccinated: 507K (5.9% from 5.0%)

More: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
Fully vaccinated people: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…

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Latest: Numbers rising again. Postponed: from Mar 22, plans to further relax Covid-19 restrictions. A partial shutdown remains in place. Vaccinations starting to pick up

Current situation : swissinfo.ch/eng/covid-19_c…

Vaccinations up: swissinfo.ch/eng/number-of-…

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