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COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 19.06.2021—continuing ⬇️

Next easing Jun 28?

Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
● cases—8116 & 47 (⬇️)
● in hospital—336 & 2 (—)
● deaths—119 & 0.4 (—)

R(e): ⬇️—0.59
Vaccinations: 6.4m (2.5m 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

The previous tweet shows that numbers are definitely coming down again after a short rebound in April-early May, although deaths stayed flat.

These are for the last fortnight, except R(e):

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VIRUS VARIANTS detected

UK variant dominant. Delta (B.1.617) surging?

Public Health Office: covid19.admin.ch/en/epidemiolog…
Science Task Force: sciencetaskforce.ch/en/nextstrain-…

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BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED CASES in the past fortnight per 100K population—Overall down from 78 to 48. Similar pattern. Worst in Appenzell Innerrhoden. Dark end of range down from 403 to 242.

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

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BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Improving, down from 2.19 to 1.56. Still worst in Obwalden, dark end of range stays at 11

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

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BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—down from 0.43 to 0.39. Worst in Glarus, Uri, Jura and Liechtenstein. Several cantons recording no deaths. Dark end of range stays at 4.93.

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

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INTENSIVE CARE CAPACITY AND OCCUPANCY: all patients and COVID-19

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

All patients: improving

COVID-19 patients: improving

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

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

Down. All cantons <1. More < 0.8

Estimate: 0.59 nationally (from 0.67)

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

Note: Swiss schools have stayed open during lockdown

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VACCINATIONS (1) VACCINES & DEMOGRAPHY

Moderna outstripping 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…

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VACCINATIONS (2) OVERALL

Accelerating. 26% fully vaccinated

DOSES
Delivered: 6.7m=77% (from 6.1m/71%)
Administered: 6.4m=74% (from 5.8m/67%)

PEOPLE:
Fully (2 doses): 2.5m=28.9% (from 2.2m/25.7%)
At least one dose = 45.53%

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

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LATEST: New phase started May 31. Next: decision on Jun 23, possible further steps Jun 28 including easing some entry restrictions

A forgery-proof Covid-19 certificate started rolling out. Public Health Office numbers ⬇️

CURRENT SITUATION: swissinfo.ch/eng/covid-19_c…

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