COVID-⁠19 Switzerland

Information on the current situation, as of 29 October 2021

Status report, Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Laboratory-⁠confirmed cases

Source: FOPH – Status: 29.10.2021, 07.49h

Difference to previous day1721
Total since 15.10.202117 553
Per 100 000 inhabitants201,54
Cases
Newly reported
7-⁠day average
Detailed Information

Laboratory-⁠confirmed hospitalisations

Source: FOPH – Status: 29.10.2021, 07.49h

Difference to previous day54
Total since 15.10.2021269
Per 100 000 inhabitants3,09
Cases
Newly reported
7-⁠day average
Hospitalisations by vaccination status Detailed Information

Laboratory-⁠confirmed deaths

Source: FOPH – Status: 29.10.2021, 07.49h

Difference to previous day8
Total since 15.10.202156
Per 100 000 inhabitants0,64
Cases
Newly reported
7-⁠day average
Deaths by vaccination status Detailed Information

Vaccinations

 

Vaccine doses
Received vaccine dosesSource: AFLO – Status: 22.10.2021, 16.00h13 297 425
Administered vaccine dosesSource: FOPH – Status: 29.10.2021, 08.10h11 096 701
Vaccinated peopleSource: FOPH – Status: 29.10.2021, 08.10h
People with at least one dose65,89%
Partially vaccinated people2,41%
Fully vaccinated people63,47%
Fully vaccinated from age 1272,22%
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Hospital capacity, Switzerland

Source: FOPH – Status: 29.10.2021, 08.10h

Intensive care units, Switzerland
Occupancy of intensive care units by COVID-⁠19 patients 15-⁠day average as of 21.10.2021109,6
Total occupancy75,80%
Occupancy by COVID-⁠19 patients13,10%
Total hospital capacity, Switzerland
Total occupancy83,20%
Occupancy by COVID-⁠19 patients1,80%
15-⁠day average
COVID-⁠19
Non-⁠COVID-⁠19
Free beds

Number of beds and occupancy in intensive care units

Detailed Information

Relevant virus variants

Source: FOPH – Status: 29.10.2021, 07.49h

Estimated proportion of relevant virus variants in the 7-⁠day average.

B.1.351 – Beta7-⁠day average from 16.10.20210,0%
P.1 – Gamma7-⁠day average from 16.10.20210,0%
B.1.617.2, all subvariants AY – Delta7-⁠day average from 16.10.202199,9%
C.37 – Lambda7-⁠day average from 16.10.20210,0%
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Tests and share of positive tests

Source: FOPH – Status: 29.10.2021, 07.49h

Difference to previous day29 488
Total since 15.10.2021329 936
PCR tests212 693
Rapid antigen tests117 243
Per 100 000 inhabitantsCumulative PCR and rapid antigen tests3788,29
Share of positive PCR tests8,4%
Share of positive rapid antigen tests2,3%
7-⁠day average
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Reproductive number Re

Source: FOPH – Status: 29.10.2021, 07.49h

The effective reproductive number (Re) indicates how many people an infected person infects on average under the current conditions. If the number is less than 1, there will be fewer new infections. If the number is greater than 1, the virus is spreading more intensely. In order to curb the spread of the virus, the reproductive number must be less than 1.
Reproductive number Re Switzerland, 19.10.20211,21
Average of the last 7 Re values1,21
1
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Certificates issued, Switzerland

Source: FOITT – Status: 29.10.2021, 10.11h

The COVID certificate provides documentary evidence that someone has had a COVID-⁠19 vaccination, has had and recovered from the disease, or has tested negative.
Vaccinated people
Issued on 28.10.202118 920
Issued to date7 049 943
Recovered people
Issued on 28.10.20211767
Issued to date307 633
Negatively tested people
Issued on 28.10.202164 739
Issued to date6 861 959

Contact tracing

Source: FOPH – Status: 29.10.2021, 07.49h

Updates are carried out on Wednesdays and Fridays at minimum. Data is available for 20 cantons and for the Principality of Liechtenstein.
In isolationPeople who have tested positive for coronavirus9838
In quarantinePeople who have had contact with infected people7126
Additionally in quarantinePeople who have entered Switzerland from high-⁠risk countries-