Thread by @CoppetainPU

COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 17.07.2021—rising, concern about delta (78%)

Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
● cases—8190 & 53 (⬆️⬆️)
● in hospital—339 & 0.4 (⬆️)
● deaths—120 & 0.05 (⬇️)

R(e): ↘️—1.44
Vaccinations: 3.7m (43%) fully

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 case numbers and hospitalisations are rising again but still low. Deaths (which lag) still fall

These are for the last fortnight:

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CERTIFICATES ISSUED

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

• Vaccinated people—4.3m
• Recovered people—104K
• Negatively tested people—518K

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

VIRUS VARIANTS detected

Delta (B.1.617) variant rising sharply, causing concern: 77.6% from 44.6%—FOPH. 82%—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 19 to 53. Worse everywhere, worst in Geneva and Zug. Dark end of range up from 80 to 112.

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

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BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Geographically patchy, overall up from 0.34 to 0.43. Still several cantons reporting zero, dark end of range down from 2.7 to 2.6

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

6/12

BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—down from 0.07 to 0.05. Zero everywhere except NE. Appenzeller Innerrhoden keeps dark end of range at 6.2.

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: no change

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

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

Down from peak but still > 1 almost everywhere. Uri exceptionally <0.8

Estimate: 1.44 nationally (from 1.45). >1 for 2 weeks

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

Slowing. 40% fully vaccinated

DOSES
Delivered: 8.4m=98% (from 8.3m/96%)
Administered: 8.4m=97% (from 8.0m/92%)

PEOPLE:
Fully (2 doses): 3.7m=43.3% (from 3.4m/39.8%)
At least 1 dose = 52.40%

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

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LATEST:

New phase started June 26. Numbers rising, delta causing concern

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

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

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