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COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 10.07.2021—mixed picture

Latest easing June 26

Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
● cases—8154 & 27 (⬆️)
● in hospital—338 & 0.3 (⬇️)
● deaths—120 & 0.07 (⬇️)

R(e): ⬆️⬆️—1.45
Vaccinations: 3.4m (40%) fully

FOPH covid19.admin.ch/en/overview?ov…

1/13

AND FOR THE PAST FORTNIGHT, R(e) since Sep28

covid19.admin.ch/en/overview

The previous tweet shows that case numbers are rising again but still low. Hospitalisations and deaths (which lag) still fall

These are for the last fortnight:

2/13

CERTIFICATES ISSUED

The Swiss certificate is now “interoperable” with the EU and EFTA certificates—QR code recognised

• Vaccinated people—3.8m
• Recovered people—91K
• Negatively tested people—248K

covid19.admin.ch/en/overview?ov… (graph is last 28 days)

3/13

VIRUS VARIANTS detected

Delta (B.1.617) variant rising, causing some concern: 44.6% from 28.4%—Public Health Office. Task Force latest data soaring—83% (depends on lab detection)

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

4/13

BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED CASES in the past fortnight per 100K population—Overall ⬆️ from 19 to 27. Worse in east, worst in Zug. Dark end of range up from 54 to 80.

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

5/13

BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Improving, down from 0.51 to 0.34. More cantons reporting zero, dark end of range down from 5.5 to 2.7

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

6/13

BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—down from 0.15 to 0.07. Many more cantons report zero. Increase in Appenzeller Innerrhoden, pushing dark end of range sharply up from 0.72 to 6.2.

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

7/13

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…

8/13

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

Sharp rebound > 1. Worse everywhere except Uri and Nidwalden

Estimate: 1.45 nationally (from 0.76). First time >1 since mid-April

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

Note: Swiss schools have stayed open during lockdown

9/13

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…

10/13

VACCINATIONS (2) OVERALL

Slowing. 40% fully vaccinated

DOSES
Delivered: 8.3m=96% (from 7.9m/91%)
Administered: 8.0m=92% (from 7.5m/87%)

PEOPLE:
Fully (2 doses): 3.4m=39.8% (from 3.1m/36.0%)
At least 1 dose = 52.53%

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

11/13

LATEST: New phase started June 26

Still some controls eg masks indoors, indoor distancing in restaurants, travel, COVID-19 certificate needed for some events.

SWISS INFO: swissinfo.ch/eng/covid-19_c…
DETAILS: bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/kr…

12/13

P.S. A survey by 🇨🇭 broadcaster shows Swiss more optimistic, but divided over COVID-19 vaccination—25% don’t want it.

Red: “I won’t be vaccinated”.

Results by: language region; gender; city/town/country; age; political party (left—>far right UDC)

13/13 rts.ch/info/suisse/12…

In case you need it, I've added rough translations into English

Source: rts.ch/info/suisse/12…