Thread by @CoppetainPU

COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 31.07.2021—rising, delta variant now 94%

Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
● cases—8302 & 109 (↗️)
● in hospital—341 & 1.6 (↗️)
● deaths—121 & 0.13 (↗️)

R(e): ↘️—1.26
Vaccinations: 4.1m (48%) 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, hospitalisations and deaths are rising again. (Delta variant is totally dominant; vaccinations decelerating)

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—4.7m
• Recovered people—112K
• Negatively tested people—827K

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

3/12

VIRUS VARIANTS detected

Delta (B.1.617) variant dominates, causing concern:
• 96.4% from 94.1% (FOPH)
• 96.42% from 96.4% (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 87 to 109. Worst in Geneva pushing dark end of range up from 233 to 313

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

5/12

BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Geographically patchy, overall up from 0.94 to 1.62. Fewer cantons reporting zero. Worst in central cantons pushing dark end of range up from 3.6 to 9.9

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

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BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—up from 0.07 to 0.13. More cantons reporting no deaths. Basel City worst. Dark end of range up from 0.51 to 1.53

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 down

COVID-19 patients: low, slightly up

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

8/12

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

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

Estimate: 1.26 nationally (from 1.31).

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

9/12

VACCINATIONS (1) VACCINES & DEMOGRAPHY

Slowing.

< 19s vaccinated

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. 48% fully vaccinated

DOSES
Delivered: 8.8m=101% (from 8.6m/100%)
Administered: 8.9m=104% (from 8.7m/101%)

PEOPLE:
Fully (2 doses): 4.19m=48% (from 3.9m/46%)
At least 1 dose = 54%

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

11/12

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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