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The situation seemed to have calmed down, but the number of cases has increased considerably for a week. On Monday alone, 990 people in Switzerland tested positive. The number of cases in the last seven days has doubled compared to the previous week, and not all late registrations have been counted. Even if the figures are barely comparable to March / April: such a high number of cases is dangerous for both contact tracing and the cantons’ testing regime.
Also, it doesn’t appear to be just a few local shoots. Almost all cantons recorded an increase. In Zurich, St. Gallen and Ticino, the 7-day average has more than doubled compared to the previous week, and in the smaller cantons with smaller numbers it has even multiplied. The cantons of Geneva and Vaud in western Switzerland, which were previously supposed to stabilize in number, are also seeing exponential increases again. The cantons of Bern and Zug have already reacted and introduced new mask requirements on Wednesday.
Canton numbers in comparison
The following table shows how the virus is spreading in the individual cantons. the Neumeldungen Check out the latest BAG reports and can be distributed over multiple days. Of the 7 day average shows how many new infections were reported on average per day for seven days. The 7-day average has been delayed by three days so that missing late registrations do not result in a distorted image. So it is slower when numbers are increasing rapidly, but in the medium term it is a more reliable value. Since larger cantons often have more new infections, it is worth taking a look at the Average of 7 days per 100,000 inhabitants (red). This shows the situation in relation to the population of the cantons. Shows whether the number is increasing or decreasing. Evolution compared to the previous week. click on Detailsto see even more numbers for the respective canton or in the table header to rearrange the numbers.
Why are the numbers suddenly increasing again? Explanations for this vary. One reason could be colder temperatures, says epidemiologist Tanja Stadler. If more people are indoors again and they ventilate less, this increases the risk of infection. Health Minister Alain Berset said yesterday that many of the infections are still caused by so-called cluster events: “There were private events that suddenly caused quite a few infections.”
New infections are still barely reflected in the number of hospital admissions or deaths. This is usually noticed two to three weeks (hospital admissions) or four to five weeks (death) later.
Our daily updated charts also show how the situation is developing: “This is how the crown numbers are developing in Switzerland.”
