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The Federal Office of Public Health reports an average of 2,900 new laboratory-confirmed infections per day over the weekend. The average age of those infected remains low.
Federal Councilor Alain Berset dons the protective mask. During the press conference last Friday, he predicted the weekly doubling of infections.
The BAG reports 8,737 new infections in 72 hours over the weekend. Converted to a single day, it roughly corresponds to the daily number of cases that was registered since the middle of last week. In addition, 14 deaths and 171 hospitalizations were reported in the last three days.
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Federal Councilor Alain Berset said Friday that the number of new infections would currently double in a week. This analysis is correct in relation to the last weekend, at that time there were 4068 infections. A weekend earlier, 1,548 new coronavirus infections had been reported.
Most cases are even younger, mostly between the ages of 20 and 30. During the first phase of the COVID-19 epidemic, most cases were seen among people 80 years of age and older, a disproportionate number compared to their proportion in the population. as BAG writes. The average age at that time was 52 years old.
The average age of those infected remains low
In recent weeks and with changes in testing criteria, the proportion of cases among those under 40 has increased. Since June 8, the age group most affected has been the 20 to 29 years old, both in number of cases and incidence per 100,000 people. The average age in the week before the last one was 39 years. However, there is now a weak trend towards a slight increase among older people in Switzerland.
Hospitals are not yet overloaded, Berset said, but hospitalizations are expected to increase in the near future. While there were 78 hospital admissions in week 40, the number before the last was 137 and last week around 260. A look at the statistics shows that about 75 percent of them are over sixty.
Confirmation of the second wave
Due to the rapid increase in the number of infections, Alain Berset spoke of the beginning of the second wave on Friday. And he said: “We are not afraid, we know how to react. But we respect the current situation. Now is the time when we have to re-apply hygiene standards. “
7367 people today live in isolation in Switzerland. Around 25,000 people are in quarantine.
