Thread by @CoppetainPU

COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 07.08.2021—rising, delta variant ≈100%

Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
● cases—8375 & 128 (↗️)
● in hospital—344 & 2.4 (↗️)
● deaths—120 & 0.17 (↗️)

R(e): ↘️—1.13
Vaccinations: flat—4.2m (49%) 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:

2/12

CERTIFICATES ISSUED

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

• Vaccinated people—5.1m
• Recovered people—128K
• Negatively tested people—1.4m

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

3/12

VIRUS VARIANTS detected

Delta (B.1.617) dominant, causing concern:
• 99.3% from 96.4% (FOPH)
• 99% 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 ↗️ from 109 to 128. Still worst in Geneva. Dark end of range stays at 313

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

5/12

BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Patchy, overall up from 1.62 to 2.35. Fewer cantons at zero. Worst in central cantons (Glarus, Obwalden) pushing dark end of range up from 9.9 to 19.7

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

6/12

BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—up from 0.13 to 0.17. Fewer cantons reporting no deaths. Basel City worst. Dark end of range stays at 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.

Patchy. Down from peak but still >1 almost everywhere. 7 cantons + Liechtenstein <0.8

Estimate: 1.13 nationally (from 1.26 a week ago, but graph with adjusted figures shows up-tick).

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

9/12

VACCINATIONS (1) VACCINES & DEMOGRAPHY

Slowing.

12-19-yr-olds 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

Worryingly slowing. Supply not prob

PEOPLE:
Fully (2 doses): 4.23m=49% (from 4.19m/48%)
At least 1 dose = 55%

DOSES
Delivered: 8.9m=103% (from 8.8m/101%)
Administered: 9.1m=106% (from 8.9m/104%)

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

11/12

LATEST: New phase started June 26

Numbers rising (esp. young), delta ≈100%, new wave warning

Some controls eg indoors (masks, distancing), travel, COVID-19 certificate for some events

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

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