Thread by @CoppetainPU

COVID-19 IN SWITZERLAND. Week to 21.08.2021—rising, delta variant ≈100%

Per 100K pop, total & last 2 weeks
• cases—8708 & 328 (↗️)
• in hospital—352 & 6.6 (↗️)
• deaths—121 & 0.3 (↗️)

R(e): ↗️—1.43
Vaccinations: 4.4m (50.1%) 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. R(e) bouncing around. (Delta variant is totally dominant; vaccinations flat)

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—5.4m
• Recovered people—148K
• Negatively tested people—1.9m

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

3/12

VIRUS VARIANTS detected

Delta (B.1.617) dominant, causing concern:
• 98.0% from 99.3% (FOPH)
• 100% from 99% (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 201 to 328. Worst in Geneva, northeast. Dark end of range up from 366 to 493

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

5/12

BY CANTON: LAB-CONFIRMED HOSPITALISATION in the past fortnight per 100K population—Overall up from 3.54 to 6.62. Only Neuchâtel reporting zero. Rising in centre and north. Worst Glarus, pushing dark end of range up from 18.5 to 27.1

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

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BY CANTON: DEATHS (which lag case numbers)—up from 0.13 to 0.3. Fewer cantons reporting no deaths. Worst around Basel. Dark end of range up from 0.51 to 1.04

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: rising

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

8/12

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

Worse. >1 in all cantons

Estimate: 1.43 nationally (from 1.22 a week ago).

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

Worryingly slow. Supply not prob

PEOPLE:
Fully (2 doses): 4.37m=50.6% (from 4.30m/49.8%)
At least 1 dose = 56%

DOSES
Delivered: 9.0m=104% (from 8.9m/103%)
Administered: 9.4m=109% (from 9.3m/107%)

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

11/12

LATEST: New phase since June 26

Numbers rising (incl. older), 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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