COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

The COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Switzerland on 25 February 2020 when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed following a COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. A 70-year-old man in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino which borders Italy, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The man had previously visited Milan.[4][5] Afterwards, multiple cases related to the Italy clusters were discovered in multiple cantons, including Basel-City, Zürich, and Graubünden.[6][7][8] Multiple isolated cases not related to the Italy clusters were also subsequently confirmed.[9]

COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
Cases per 100,000 residents by canton
Map of cantons in Switzerland by number of confirmed cases (as of 13 August)[1]
  1-99 cases
  100-499 cases
  500-999 cases
  1,000-2,499 cases
  2,500+ cases
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSwitzerland
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China via Milan, Italy
Index caseLugano, Canton of Ticino
Arrival date25 February 2020
(11 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Confirmed cases531,873[2][3]
Recovered317,600[3]
Deaths
8,868[2][3]
Fatality rate1.67%
Government website
BAG Schweiz

On 28 February, the national government, the Federal Council, banned all events with more than 1,000 participants. On 16 March, schools and most shops were closed nationwide, and on 20 March, all gatherings of more than five people in public spaces were banned. Additionally, the government gradually imposed restrictions on border crossings and announced economic support measures worth 40 billion Swiss francs.[10] The measures were gradually removed in several phases beginning in late April until June 2020[11] but new measures were imposed in October as cases surged again.[12]

On 23 December 2020, the vaccination campaign started in Switzerland, ahead of that of most European countries. Four days earlier, Swissmedic approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for regular use.

Background

On 12 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, who had initially come to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019.[13][14]

Unlike SARS of 2003, the case fatality ratio for COVID-19 [15][16] has been much lower, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[17][15]

Timeline

February 2020

COVID-19 cases in Switzerland  ()
     Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases
2020202020212021
FebFebMarMarAprAprMayMayJunJunJulJulAugAugSepSepOctOctNovNovDecDec
JanJanFebFeb
Last 15 daysLast 15 days
Date
# of cases
# of deaths
2020-02-25 1(n.a.)
2020-02-26 2(+100%)
2020-02-27 8(+300%)
2020-02-28
13(+62%)
2020-02-29
18(+38%)
2020-03-01
22(+22%)
2020-03-02
40(+82%)
2020-03-03
55(+38%)
2020-03-04
72(+31%)
2020-03-05
102(+42%)
2020-03-06
198(+94%)
2020-03-07
254(+28%)
2020-03-08
350(+38%)
2020-03-09
369(+5.4%)
2020-03-10
480(+30%)
2020-03-11
640(+33%)
2020-03-12
858(+34%)
2020-03-13
1,139(+33%)
2020-03-14
1,359(+19%)
2020-03-15
2,217(+63%)
2020-03-16
2,353(+6.1%)
2020-03-17
2,677(+14%)
2020-03-18
3,070(+15%)
2020-03-19
3,888(+27%)
2020-03-20
4,840(+24%)
2020-03-21
6,113(+26%)
2020-03-22
7,014(+15%)
2020-03-23
8,060(+15%)
2020-03-24
8,836(+9.6%)
2020-03-25
9,765(+11%) 153(n.a.)
2020-03-26
10,714(+9.7%) 192(+25%)
2020-03-27
12,161(+14%) 231(+20%)
2020-03-28
13,213(+8.7%) 264(+14%)
2020-03-29
14,336(+8.5%) 300(+14%)
2020-03-30
15,475(+7.9%) 359(+20%)
2020-03-31
16,176(+4.5%) 433(+21%)
2020-04-01
17,139(+6%) 488(+13%)
2020-04-02
18,267(+6.6%) 536(+9.8%)
2020-04-03
19,303(+5.7%) 591(+10%)
2020-04-04
20,505(+6.2%) 666(+13%)
2020-04-05
21,100(+2.9%) 715(+7.4%)
2020-04-06
21,657(+2.6%) 756(+5.7%)
2020-04-07
22,253(+2.8%) 821(+8.6%)
2020-04-08
23,248(+4.5%) 893(+8.8%)
2020-04-09
24,046(+3.4%) 948(+6.2%)
2020-04-10
24,551(+2.1%) 1,002(+5.7%)
2020-04-11
25,107(+2.3%) 1,036(+3.4%)
2020-04-12
25,415(+1.2%) 1,106(+6.8%)
2020-04-13
25,688(+1.1%) 1,138(+2.9%)
2020-04-14
25,936(+0.97%) 1,174(+3.2%)
2020-04-15
26,336(+1.5%) 1,239(+5.5%)
2020-04-16
26,732(+1.5%) 1,281(+3.4%)
2020-04-17
27,078(+1.3%) 1,327(+3.6%)
2020-04-18
27,404(+1.2%) 1,366(+2.9%)
2020-04-19
27,740(+1.2%) 1,393(+2%)
2020-04-20
27,944(+0.74%) 1,427(+2.4%)
2020-04-21
28,063(+0.43%) 1,478(+3.6%)
2020-04-22
28,268(+0.73%) 1,509(+2.1%)
2020-04-23
28,496(+0.81%) 1,549(+2.7%)
2020-04-24
28,677(+0.64%) 1,589(+2.6%)
2020-04-25
28,894(+0.76%) 1,599(+0.63%)
2020-04-26
29,061(+0.58%) 1,607(+0.5%)
2020-04-27
29,164(+0.35%) 1,665(+3.6%)
2020-04-28
29,264(+0.34%) 1,699(+2%)
2020-04-29
29,407(+0.49%) 1,716(+1%)
2020-04-30
29,586(+0.61%) 1,737(+1.2%)
2020-05-01
29,705(+0.4%) 1,754(+0.98%)
2020-05-02
29,817(+0.38%) 1,762(+0.46%)
2020-05-03
29,905(+0.3%) 1,762(=)
2020-05-04
29,981(+0.25%) 1,784(+1.2%)
2020-05-05
30,009(+0.09%) 1,795(+0.62%)
2020-05-06
30,060(+0.17%) 1,805(+0.56%)
2020-05-07
30,126(+0.22%) 1,810(+0.28%)
2020-05-08
30,207(+0.27%) 1,823(+0.72%)
2020-05-09
30,251(+0.15%) 1,830(+0.38%)
2020-05-10
30,305(+0.18%) 1,833(+0.16%)
2020-05-11
30,344(+0.13%) 1,845(+0.65%)
2020-05-12
30,380(+0.12%) 1,867(+1.2%)
2020-05-13
30,413(+0.11%) 1,870(+0.16%)
2020-05-14
30,463(+0.16%) 1,872(+0.11%)
2020-05-15
30,514(+0.17%) 1,878(+0.32%)
2020-05-16
30,572(+0.19%) 1,879(+0.05%)
2020-05-17
30,587(+0.05%) 1,881(+0.11%)
2020-05-18
30,597(+0.03%) 1,886(+0.27%)
2020-05-19
30,618(+0.07%) 1,891(+0.27%)
2020-05-20
30,658(+0.13%) 1,892(+0.05%)
2020-05-21
30,694(+0.12%) 1,898(+0.32%)
2020-05-22
30,707(+0.04%) 1,903(+0.26%)
2020-05-23
30,725(+0.06%) 1,905(+0.11%)
2020-05-24
30,736(+0.04%) 1,906(+0.05%)
2020-05-25
30,746(+0.03%) 1,913(+0.37%)
2020-05-26
30,761(+0.05%) 1,915(+0.1%)
2020-05-27
30,776(+0.05%) 1,917(+0.1%)
2020-05-28
30,796(+0.06%) 1,919(+0.1%)
2020-05-29
30,828(+0.1%) 1,919(=)
2020-05-30
30,845(+0.06%) 1,919(=)
2020-05-31
30,862(+0.06%) 1,920(+0.05%)
2020-06-01
30,871(+0.03%) 1,920(=)
2020-06-02
30,874(+0.01%) 1,920(=)
2020-06-03
30,893(+0.06%) 1,921(+0.05%)
2020-06-04
30,913(+0.06%) 1,921(=)
2020-06-05
30,936(+0.07%) 1,921(=)
2020-06-06
30,956(+0.06%) 1,921(=)
2020-06-07
30,965(+0.03%) 1,921(=)
2020-06-08
30,972(+0.02%) 1,923(+0.1%)
2020-06-09
30,988(+0.05%) 1,934(+0.57%)
2020-06-10
31,011(+0.07%) 1,936(+0.1%)
2020-06-11
31,044(+0.11%) 1,937(+0.05%)
2020-06-12
31,063(+0.06%) 1,938(+0.05%)
2020-06-13
31,094(+0.1%) 1,938(=)
2020-06-14
31,117(+0.07%) 1,938(=)
2020-06-15
31,131(+0.04%) 1,939(+0.05%)
2020-06-16
31,154(+0.07%) 1,954(+0.77%)
2020-06-17
31,187(+0.11%) 1,956(+0.1%)
2020-06-18
31,200(+0.04%) 1,956(=)
2020-06-19
31,235(+0.11%) 1,956(=)
2020-06-20
31,243(+0.03%) 1,956(=)
2020-06-21
31,292(+0.16%) 1,956(=)
2020-06-22
31,310(+0.06%) 1,956(=)
2020-06-23
31,332(+0.07%) 1,956(=)
2020-06-24
31,376(+0.14%) 1,958(+0.1%)
2020-06-25
31,428(+0.17%) 1,958(=)
2020-06-26
31,486(+0.18%) 1,958(=)
2020-06-27
31,555(+0.22%) 1,962(+0.2%)
2020-06-28
31,617(+0.2%) 1,962(=)
2020-06-29
31,652(+0.11%) 1,962(=)
2020-06-30
31,714(+0.2%) 1,963(+0.05%)
2020-07-01
31,851(+0.43%) 1,958(−0.25%)
2020-07-02
31,967(+0.36%) 1,965(+0.36%)
2020-07-03
32,101(+0.42%) 1,965(=)
2020-07-04
32,198(+0.3%) 1,965(=)
2020-07-05
32,268(+0.22%) 1,965(=)
2020-07-06
32,315(+0.15%) 1,965(=)
2020-07-07
32,369(+0.17%) 1,966(+0.05%)
2020-07-08
32,498(+0.4%) 1,966(=)
2020-07-09
32,586(+0.27%) 1,966(=)
2020-07-10
32,690(+0.32%) 1,966(=)
2020-07-11
32,817(+0.39%) 1,968(+0.1%)
2020-07-12
32,883(+0.2%) 1,968(=)
2020-07-13
32,946(+0.19%) 1,968(=)
2020-07-14
33,016(+0.21%) 1,968(=)
2020-07-15
33,148(+0.4%) 1,968(=)
2020-07-16
33,290(+0.43%) 1,969(+0.05%)
2020-07-17
33,382(+0.28%) 1,969(=)
2020-07-18
33,492(+0.33%) 1,969(=)
2020-07-19
33,591(+0.3%) 1,969(=)
2020-07-20
33,634(+0.13%) 1,971(+0.1%)
2020-07-21
33,742(+0.32%) 1,972(+0.05%)
2020-07-22
33,883(+0.42%) 1,972(=)
2020-07-23
34,000(+0.35%) 1,975(+0.15%)
2020-07-24
34,154(+0.45%) 1,977(+0.1%)
2020-07-25
34,302(+0.43%) 1,977(=)
2020-07-26
34,412(+0.32%) 1,977(=)
2020-07-27
34,477(+0.19%) 1,701(−14%)
2020-07-28
34,609(+0.38%) 1,703(+0.12%)
2020-07-29
34,802(+0.56%) 1,703(=)
2020-07-30
35,022(+0.63%) 1,704(+0.06%)
2020-07-31
35,232(+0.6%) 1,705(+0.06%)
2020-08-01
35,412(+0.51%) 1,707(+0.12%)
2020-08-02
35,550(+0.39%) 1,707(=)
2020-08-03
35,616(+0.19%) 1,707(=)
2020-08-04
35,746(+0.37%) 1,706(−0.06%)
2020-08-05
35,927(+0.51%) 1,706(=)
2020-08-06
36,108(+0.5%) 1,709(+0.18%)
2020-08-07
36,269(+0.45%) 1,712(+0.18%)
2020-08-08
36,451(+0.5%) 1,712(=)
2020-08-09
36,603(+0.42%) 1,712(=)
2020-08-10
36,708(+0.29%) 1,712(=)
2020-08-11
36,895(+0.51%) 1,713(+0.06%)
2020-08-12
37,169(+0.74%) 1,714(+0.06%)
2020-08-13
37,403(+0.63%) 1,715(+0.06%)
2020-08-14
37,671(+0.72%) 1,716(+0.06%)
2020-08-15
37,924(+0.67%) 1,715(−0.06%)
2020-08-16
38,124(+0.53%) 1,716(+0.06%)
2020-08-17
38,252(+0.34%) 1,716(=)
2020-08-18
38,449(+0.52%) 1,717(+0.06%)
2020-08-19
38,760(+0.81%) 1,719(+0.12%)
2020-08-20
39,026(+0.69%) 1,719(=)
2020-08-21
39,332(+0.78%) 1,719(=)
2020-08-22
39,627(+0.75%) 1,720(+0.06%)
2020-08-23
39,903(+0.7%) 1,720(=)
2020-08-24
40,060(+0.39%) 1,721(+0.06%)
2020-08-25
40,262(+0.5%) 1,723(+0.12%)
2020-08-26
40,645(+0.95%) 1,723(=)
2020-08-27
41,006(+0.89%) 1,724(+0.06%)
2020-08-28
41,346(+0.83%) 1,725(+0.06%)
41,346(=) 1,725(=)
2020-09-09
45,306(+9.6%) 1,735(+0.58%)
45,306(=) 1,735(=)
2020-09-16
48,265(+6.5%) 1,755(+1.2%)
48,265(=) 1,755(=)
2020-09-23
51,101(+5.9%) 1,773(+1%)
51,101(=) 1,773(=)
2020-09-30
53,282(+4.3%) 1,783(+0.56%)
2020-10-01
2020-10-02
54,384(n.a.) 1,784(n.a.)
54,384(=) 1,784(=)
2020-10-09
60,368(+11%) 1,794(+0.56%)
60,368(=) 1,794(=)
2020-10-16
74,422(+23%) 1,823(+1.6%)
74,422(=) 1,823(=)
2020-10-19
83,159(+12%) 1,837(+0.77%)
2020-10-20
86,167(+3.6%) 1,845(+0.44%)
2020-10-21
91,763(+6.5%) 1,856(+0.6%)
2020-10-22
97,019(+5.7%) 1,867(+0.59%)
2020-10-23
103,653(+6.8%) 1,877(+0.54%)
103,653(=) 1,877(=)
2020-10-26
121,093(+17%) 1,914(+2%)
2020-10-27
127,042(+4.9%) 1,930(+0.84%)
2020-10-28
135,658(+6.8%) 2,167(+12%)
2020-10-29
145,044(+6.9%) 2,200(+1.5%)
2020-10-30
154,251(+6.3%) 2,232(+1.5%)
154,251(=) 2,232(=)
2020-11-02
176,177(+14%) 2,130(−4.6%)
2020-11-03
182,303(+3.5%) 2,201(+3.3%)
2020-11-04
192,376(+5.5%) 2,275(+3.4%)
2020-11-05
202,504(+5.3%) 2,337(+2.7%)
2020-11-06
211,913(+4.6%) 2,407(+3%)
211,913(=) 2,407(=)
2020-11-09
229,222(+8.2%) 2,576(+7%)
2020-11-10
235,202(+2.6%) 2,683(+4.2%)
2020-11-11
243,472(+3.5%) 2,769(+3.2%)
2020-11-12
250,396(+2.8%) 2,863(+3.4%)
2020-11-13
257,135(+2.7%) 2,960(+3.4%)
257,135(=) 2,960(=)
2020-11-16
269,974(+5%) 3,158(+6.7%)
2020-11-17
274,534(+1.7%) 3,300(+4.5%)
2020-11-18
280,648(+2.2%) 3,385(+2.6%)
2020-11-19
285,655(+1.8%) 3,464(+2.3%)
2020-11-20
290,601(+1.7%) 3,575(+3.2%)
290,601(=) 3,575(=)
2020-11-23
300,352(+3.4%) 3,788(+6%)
2020-11-24
304,593(+1.4%) 3,930(+3.7%)
2020-11-25
309,469(+1.6%) 4,030(+2.5%)
2020-11-26
313,978(+1.5%) 4,109(+2%)
2020-11-27
318,290(+1.4%) 4,250(+3.4%)
318,290(=) 4,250(=)
2020-11-30
327,072(+2.8%) 4,445(+4.6%)
2020-12-01
330,874(+1.2%) 4,552(+2.4%)
2020-12-02
335,660(+1.4%) 4,667(+2.5%)
2020-12-03
340,115(+1.3%) 4,747(+1.7%)
2020-12-04
344,497(+1.3%) 4,848(+2.1%)
344,497(=) 4,848(=)
2020-12-07
354,306(+2.8%) 5,024(+3.6%)
2020-12-08
358,568(+1.2%) 5,116(+1.8%)
2020-12-09
363,654(+1.4%) 5,203(+1.7%)
2020-12-10
368,695(+1.4%) 5,290(+1.7%)
2020-12-11
373,831(+1.4%) 5,396(+2%)
373,831(=) 5,396(=)
2020-12-14
384,557(+2.9%) 5,589(+3.6%)
2020-12-15
388,828(+1.1%) 5,692(+1.8%)
2020-12-16
394,453(+1.4%) 5,781(+1.6%)
2020-12-17
399,511(+1.3%) 5,883(+1.8%)
2020-12-18
403,989(+1.1%) 6,003(+2%)
403,989(=) 6,003(=)
2020-12-21
413,991(+2.5%) 6,204(+3.3%)
413,991(=) 6,204(=)
2020-12-24
428,197(+3.4%) 6,534(+5.3%)
428,197(=) 6,534(=)
2020-12-28
438,284(+2.4%) 6,778(+3.7%)
2020-12-29
438,284(=) 6,778(=)
2020-12-30
447,905(+2.2%) 7,005(+3.3%)
2020-12-31
452,296(+0.98%) 7,082(+1.1%)
452,296(=) 7,082(=)
2021-01-05
465,981(+3%) 7,369(+4.1%)
2021-01-06
2021-01-07
470,789(n.a.) 7,434(n.a.)
2021-01-08
2021-01-09
477,983(n.a.) 7,583(n.a.)
2021-01-10
2021-01-11
484,506(n.a.) 7,695(n.a.)
2021-01-12
2021-01-13
490,358(n.a.) 7,851(n.a.)
2021-01-14
492,832(+0.5%) 7,904(+0.68%)
2021-01-15
495,228(+0.49%) 7,970(+0.84%)
2021-01-18
499,931(n.a.) 8,091(n.a.)
2021-01-19
502,191(+0.45%) 8,166(+0.93%)
2021-01-20
504,918(+0.54%) 8,236(+0.86%)
2021-01-21
507,123(+0.44%) 8,283(+0.57%)
2021-01-22
509,279(+0.43%) 8,345(+0.75%)
2021-01-25
513,599(n.a.) 8,430(n.a.)
2021-01-26
515,483(+0.37%) 8,487(+0.68%)
2021-01-27
517,705(+0.43%) 8,545(+0.68%)
2021-01-28
519,404(+0.33%) 8,597(+0.61%)
2021-01-29
521,320(+0.37%) 8,647(+0.58%)
2021-02-01
525,095(n.a.) 8,725(n.a.)
2021-02-02
526,728(+0.31%) 8,771(+0.53%)
2021-02-03
528,524(+0.34%) 8,813(+0.48%)
2021-02-04
530,289(+0.33%) 8,836(+0.26%)
2021-02-05
531,873(+0.3%) 8,868(+0.36%)
Sources: BAG Schweiz

Includes cases and deaths in the Principality of Liechtenstein.

The lower death number on 2020-07-27 is from BAG Schweiz.

On 25 February 2020, Switzerland confirmed the first case of COVID-19, a 70-year-old man in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino bordering Italy, who had previously visited Milan tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.[18][19][5]

On 27 February, a 28-year-old IT worker from Geneva, who had recently returned from Milan, tested positive and was admitted to the Geneva University Hospital.[20][21] A 55-year-old Italian who worked in an international company also tested positive in Geneva.[22] Two Italian children, who were on vacation in Graubünden, tested positive and were hospitalised.[21][23][24]

A 26-year-old man in Aargau, who had gone on a business trip the week before and stayed in Verona, tested positive and was hospitalised.[21] A 30-year-old woman, who had visited Milan, was admitted to a hospital in Zurich.[21] A 49-year-old man living in France and working in Vaud was confirmed positive in Canton of Vaud.[25]

A young woman, who had travelled to Milan, tested positive in Basel-Stadt. She worked in a daycare centre in Riehen, and after her test had been confirmed, the children at the daycare were put into a two-week quarantine.[26] On 28 February, her partner, a 23-year-old man, also tested positive in Basel-Landschaft.[22]

March 2020

On 3 March, the University of Zurich announced six confirmed cases of coronavirus at the Institute of Mathematics. As of 5 March, there are 10 confirmed cases at the University of Zurich, at least 7 at the I-Math and 1 at the Center of Dental Medicine.[27]

On 5 March, the Lausanne University Hospital announced that a 74-year-old female coronavirus case had died overnight.[28] The patient had been hospitalised since 3 March, and had been suffering from chronic illness.[28]

On 11 March, a 54-year-old male died from COVID-19 in the Bruderholz Hospital in Basel-Landschaft, marking the fourth fatal case in Switzerland. He had joined a religious event in Mulhouse, France previous to contracting the virus and suffering from pneumonia.[29]

Government response

Official poster explaining hygiene rules and correct reaction in case of symptoms (version of 5 March 2020)
Number of cases (blue) and number of deaths (red) on a logarithmic scale

The Government began to hold COVID-19 press conferences to which several members of the Federal Council (Swiss Cabinet)[30] and the Head of the Swiss Corona Task-Force, Daniel Koch (dubbed Mr. Corona by the media) assisted.[31]

On 27 February, following the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in the region, Graubünden cancelled the Engadiner Skimarathon.[24]

On 28 February, the Federal Council banned events involving more than 1,000 people in an effort to curb the spread of the infection.[32][33] Multiple events such as carnivals and fairs were either postponed or cancelled. Geneva Motor Show,[34] Baselworld,[35] Bern Carnival and the Carnival of Basel were cancelled.[36] University of Bern replaced all face-to-face lectures with more than 250 attendees with online lectures.[37]

On 6 March, the Federal Council announced a 'changed strategy' with a focus on the protection of the most vulnerable individuals, i.e., older persons and persons with pre-existing conditions.[38]

On 13 March, the Federal Council decided to cancel classes in all educational establishments until 4 April 2020, and banned all events (public or private) involving more than 100 people. It has also decided to partially close its borders and enacted border controls.[39][40][41] The canton of Vaud took more drastic measures, prohibiting all public and private gatherings with more than 50 people, and closing its educational establishments until 30 April.[42][43]

On 16 March, the Federal Council announced[44] further measures, and a revised ordinance applicable on 17 March.[45][46][47] Measures include the closure of bars, shops and other gathering places until 19 April, but leaves open certain essentials, such as grocery shops, pharmacies, (a reduced) public transport and the postal service.[48]

The government announced a 42 billion CHF rescue package for the economy, which included money to replace lost wages for employed and self-employed people, short-term loans to businesses, delay for payments to the government, and support for cultural and sport organisations.[49]

On 20 March, the government announced that no complete lockdown would be implemented, but all events or meetings over 5 people were prohibited. Economic activities would continue including construction.[50]

Those measures were prolonged until 26 April 2020.[51]

On 16 April, Switzerland announced that the country would ease restrictions in a three-step, gradual way. The first step began on 27 April, for those who work in close contact with others, but not in large numbers.[52] Surgeons, dentists, day care workers, hairdressers, massage and beauty salons could be opened with safety procedures applied. DIY stores, garden centres, florists and food shops that also sell other goods could also be opened. The second step was to begin on 11 May, assuming implementation of the first step without problems, at which time other shops and schools could be opened. The third step would begin on 8 June with the easing of restrictions on vocational schools, universities, museums, zoos and libraries.[52] From the 25 June onwards, the Government pays for the costs of an eventual Covid Test, if a patient has enough symptoms of COVID-19.[53] In July and August, masks became mandatory, first on public transport and then also in airplanes.[53]

In October 2020, following a rapid increase in corona cases, the authorities imposed stricter public health measures. These include limiting public gatherings to 15 people, prioritising home office and making masks mandatory in all enclosed public spaces.[12]

The Flon in Lausanne before and at the peak of the first COVID-19 outbreak. Unlike in many other countries, no strict confinement was imposed in Switzerland.

Proximity tracing: SwissCovid

An international consortium of researchers, mainly at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, developed the Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing (DP3T) framework for digital contact tracing.[54][55][56] The DP3T framework then provided the basis for the COVID-19 contact tracing app SwissCovid, developed by Swiss DP3T researchers, and the private sector in collaboration with Swiss federal administration.[54][56][57][58] In April, Swiss authorities first manifested public support for the project, and initiated a legislative process to draft a law allowing for a national digital contact tracing system.[57] At the end of May, a law was approved,[59] after which a test version was made available for a restricted public,[60] and the source code was released.[61] At the end of June, the application was released to the public.[62] Use of the app is voluntary and based on a decentralized approach using Bluetooth Low Energy, and uses Google and Apple's Exposure Notification system,[62] which was significantly influenced by the DP3T team.[56] As of mid-September, the app is used by over 1.6 million people everyday,[63] with around 450–500 exposure notifications sent a week,[64] for a total of over 2700 confirmed infections per week.[65] An agreement between EU countries to make applications compatible exists,[66] but there is no legal basis for the SwissCovid application to be part of this agreement, even though technically speaking it is said to be ready, according to the Federal Office of Public Health.[67]

Vaccination campaign

Lonza Group in Visp where the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is produced.

On 19 December 2020, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) approved the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) for regular use, two months after receiving the application, although it was expected to give a decision later than other European countries, as Swiss laws do not allow emergency approvals. After the application was processed with high priority using all the available resources, head of Swissmedic stated that the vaccine fully complied with the requirements of safety, efficacy and quality. This constituted the first authorization by a stringent regulatory authority under a standard procedure for any COVID-19 vaccine.[68][69] Three days later, 107 000 vaccine shots were received by the army to be dispatched in the cantons. On 23 December, 302 days after the first offcial case, the first patient, a 90-year-old woman from Central Switzerland, was vaccinated in a retirement home in Lucerne.[70] On that day, the cantons of Lucerne, Zug, Schwyz, Nidwalden and Appenzell Innerrhoden launched the vaccination campaign,[71] marking the beginning of mass vaccination in Switzerland and continental Europe outside Russia.[72] Most cantons followed by 4 January 2021 and all the rest of them by 11 January. By that day, about 0.5% of the population received the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.[73]

On 12 January, Swissmedic approved the second COVID-19 vaccine: the mRNA-1273 made by Moderna.[74][75] The Lonza Group where the vaccine is produced was visited by Federal Councilor Alain Berset the previous day. Up to 800'000 vaccines per day are expected to be produced there.

A third vaccine, the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, is also expected for approval.

Statistics

As with most countries, the number of people actually suffering from COVID-19 in Switzerland is likely to be much higher than the number of confirmed cases,[76] especially as, since 6 March 2020, the Swiss government has had an official policy of not testing people with only mild symptoms.[77]

Total cases

Total deaths

New cases per day (February–August 2020)

New cases per week (February to August)

Growth factor (February and March)

Growth factor is defined as today's new cases / new cases on the previous day. It is an indicative of the evolution of the epidemic.[78]

Deaths per day (February to May)

Deaths in Switzerland by age group[79]
Age Confirmed cases Deaths Mortality rate
0–9 years 41310.24%
10–19 years 211600%
20–29 years 750800%
30–39 years 653550.08%
40–49 years 644960.09%
50–59 years 7697440.57%
60–69 years 45201352.99%
70–79 years 319035111.00%
≥ 80 years 4286118527.65%

Status as of 2 September 2020

New confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases in Switzerland by canton ()
Date Canton Confirmed cases Deaths Source(s)

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New Total New Total
until 2020-03-06 24 20 2 7 5 7 1 17 9 1 1 13 10 1 37 23 4 8 17 1 73 208 1 [80][81][82]
2020-03-07 4 5 2 1 5 4 2 4 6 7 1 3 9 2 49 263 1 [80][83]
2020-03-08 6 6 2 1 1 3 6 2 2 15 10 0 2 9 63 328 1 [80][84][85]
2020-03-09 9 3 2 4 1 1 0 1 9 11 2 4 9 185 376 1 2 [80][86]
2020-03-10 13 5 1 2 10 2 4 1 1 1 24 26 8 10 24 1 201 505 1 3 [80][87][88]
2020-03-11 39 2 1 1 4 2 4 2 10 1 1 3 5 2 1 40 31 3 0 11 1 312 640 1 4 [80][89][90]
2020-03-12 39 10 1 1 1 10 4 31 6 4 5 5 1 39 48 5 6 29 2 326 880 3 7
2020-03-13 23 11 5 2 1 7 2 5 1 31 13 3 5 11 6 48 66 6 4 65 413 1223 4 11 [80][91]
2020-03-14 8 16 6 3 1 1 2 7 2 8 6 2 7 8 3 44 51 22 2 109 3 421 1530 2 13 [80]
2020-03-15 3 6 29 133 17 90 317 2153 2 15 [92]
2020-03-16 270 53 2 7 25 22 9 21 12 39 102 57 35 100 1001 2327 8 23 [92][93]
2020-03-17 24 31 2 9 21 13 12 15 6 92 100 53 3 147 13 976 2650 6 29
2020-03-18 130 62 -2 3 16 8 6 5 4 29 42 17 27 5 5 1 14 27 34 9 89 188 87 22 127 2 1158 3815 4 33 [94]
2020-03-19 102 89 15 2 6 1 7 6 4 15 8 40 23 2 6 24 54 17 4 127 416 37 33 187 2 842 5118 10 43 [95][96]
2020-03-20 247 95 29 4 0 3 2 11 27 23 50 45 6 2 13 44 50 13 196 220 87 27 157 2 1145 6427 15 58 [97][95][98]
2020-03-21 41 17 5 17 2 5 3 5 27 27 98 3 4 39 32 7 7 84 244 62 18 124 20 698 7385 20 78 [99][95][100][101][102][103]
2020-03-22 22 14 1 3 3 26 59 7 11 4 26 26 57 19 21 106 37 11 144 2 541 8160 19 97 [104][105]
2020-03-23 364 52 25 10 3 5 3 7 27 29 18 13 2 4 1 37 16 9 6 226 380 93 16 144 6 1468 9395 22 119 [106]
2020-03-24 148 62 49 3 7 3 2 19 30 9 38 4 2 3 4 3 43 25 6 46 72 100 26 98 9 1250 10117 17 136
2020-03-25 147 92 23 6 19 2 2 7 8 38 25 52 35 2 1 1 25 50 53 9 143 53 65 15 125 12 1074 11217 17 153
2020-03-26 132 36 25 7 4 3 7 16 12 39 81 1 8 2 52 40 30 14 47 205 81 19 226 5 1123 11801 74 227
2020-03-27 127 58 34 2 16 6 6 4 7 60 16 29 44 1 2 1 26 41 15 7 287 213 94 17 153 36 1308 13512 28 255 [107]
2020-03-28 142 49 30 8 3 1 7 52 16 39 36 3 1 1 33 21 17 39 191 49 21 191 724 14521 37 292
2020-03-29 38 31 22 2 6 4 3 21 17 36 9 1 3 26 24 4 110 232 38 9 86 436 15228 36 328
2020-03-30 116 28 12 3 7 9 4 1 11 35 12 28 1 2 1 24 16 117 10 125 104 89 32 209 1281 16141 56 384
2020-03-31 86 30 24 4 5 7 2 2 14 6 36 22 2 8 5 12 18 6 129 193 67 24 222 1132 17807 73 506
2020-04-01 188 53 26 2 6 2 3 11 34 20 34 27 3 20 45 50 12 104 174 60 18 153 1064 18871 63 569
2020-04-02 175 94 21 1 9 3 6 2 6 25 11 27 22 3 3 6 41 30 43 13 76 157 73 10 166 1078 19949 61 630
2020-04-03 129 70 27 2 10 5 3 1 7 38 10 40 15 1 25 27 34 19 106 119 55 14 157 4 956 20905 61 691
2020-04-04 40 33 20 4 3 1 2 8 50 13 13 31 1 1 24 8 10 45 120 46 8 164 568 21473 66 757
2020-04-05 30 31 9 1 2 2 31 8 23 14 2 1 11 11 5 66 15 37 11 65 390 21863 52 809
2020-04-06 114 36 19 8 4 6 6 20 3 9 12 1 2 17 11 101 6 38 118 66 22 119 4 737 22600 59 868
2020-04-07 84 55 12 1 7 1 5 40 3 10 8 25 5 33 2 53 80 39 24 160 7 650 23250 60 928
2020-04-08 95 58 18 4 11 1 6 1 5 27 12 21 4 3 2 21 14 28 15 60 91 34 4 133 3 664 23914 68 998
2020-04-09 97 15 17 1 3 3 3 30 6 12 17 2 2 1 26 21 34 19 55 97 28 32 95 5 656 24570 51 1047
2020-04-10 31 40 18 2 2 4 9 3 10 12 13 11 1 3 28 11 28 9 62 49 29 19 42 3 444 25014 51 1098
2020-04-11 57 8 1 34 3 15 38 12 7 14 2 9 13 28 10 42 40 26 9 49 1 463 25477 38 1136
2020-04-12 17 22 8 2 2 1 12 9 16 4 2 8 4 21 11 51 37 13 10 21 269 25746 56 1192
2020-04-13 17 15 4 1 1 2 13 6 11 9 1 8 3 7 7 31 44 14 5 50 1 243 25989 30 1222
2020-04-14 47 14 9 7 2 1 13 1 20 4 6 6 1 7 3 6 4 12 67 27 11 47 1 323 26312 38 1260
2020-04-15 47 19 7 3 1 11 4 10 13 2 12 6 17 6 15 49 16 13 49 3 323 26635 54 1314
2020-04-16 35 26 3 4 1 1 17 14 8 13 1 4 5 14 6 26 29 17 9 66 1 298 26933 47 1361
2020-04-17 23 38 8 1 1 1 2 1 23 7 6 13 3 13 6 17 13 24 32 20 9 60 2 323 27256 47 1412
2020-04-18 40 33 16 1 3 2 26 3 6 4 1 6 3 27 11 17 22 9 3 51 1 277 27533 42 1450
2020-04-19 27 13 3 2 1 24 2 3 5 1 6 5 16 1 38 11 7 1 11 175 27708 25 1475
2020-04-20 16 14 7 4 1 3 9 1 3 1 4 6 7 9 2 26 32 17 9 27 3 200 27908 43 1518
2020-04-21 26 9 10 4 1 1 6 4 3 7 2 5 4 7 32 7 5 26 164 28072 41 1559
2020-04-22 40 21 5 6 2 11 9 2 1 6 4 9 1 24 21 6 7 30 1 205 28277 28 1587
2020-04-23 17 27 6 1 2 8 7 3 2 1 1 12 3 11 13 17 33 16 7 32 218 28495 30 1617
2020-04-24 29 24 6 2 3 2 7 1 5 2 5 9 5 15 5 15 23 9 3 18 188 28683 29 1650
2020-04-25 31 14 7 3 3 1 8 3 2 3 1 8 1 1 21 13 5 1 13 139 28822 24 1670
2020-04-26 3 6 3 2 6 2 4 1 2 1 8 2 1 19 12 2 1 5 76 28898 17 1687
2020-04-27 18 8 4 3 4 1 4 7 2 1 1 6 6 5 36 8 24 15 5 11 169 29067 22 1709
2020-04-28 15 11 3 2 2 3 1 4 1 2 2 1 8 2 5 1 7 22 11 4 13 1 127 29291 1734
2020-04-29 28 8 10 1 13 1 3 4 1 2 6 1 15 14 12 4 15 141 29432 1742
2020-04-30 11 16 7 1 7 2 4 13 4 5 2 1 1 4 2 9 2 19 12 7 5 5 1 145 29577 1765
2020-05-01 13 10 9 1 1 8 2 1 1 1 8 1 4 2 8 14 5 3 17 110 29687 1779
2020-05-02 3 12 1 2 1 14 2 3 3 2 12 1 7 9 3 5 80 29767 1780
2020-05-03 4 12 1 1 5 6 1 1 5 10 5 2 1 4 60 29827 1787
2020-05-04 2 5 1 1 1 1 5 2 2 5 4 4 3 8 8 2 6 60 29887 1792
2020-05-05 16 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 11 2 4 9 3 59 29948 1819
2020-05-06 15 6 3 3 3 1 3 1 1 2 6 1 6 16 2 5 7 83 30029 1825
2020-05-07 10 5 1 1 2 1 8 3 3 3 1 1 4 8 5 1 3 7 69 30100 1833
2020-05-08 10 9 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 4 4 11 3 6 5 1 66 30166 1842
2020-05-09 5 7 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 2 3 7 1 9 48 30214 1852
2020-05-10 3 7 5 1 1 2 3 5 1 2 2 31 30245 1858
2020-05-11 5 3 2 1 3 13 2 3 7 3 7 4 2 5 61 30306 1863
2020-05-12 2 5 2 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 4 9 2 10 49 30355 1870
2020-05-13 6 3 2 1 2 2 4 8 1 4 37 30389 1873
2020-05-14 5 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 5 2 5 2 2 43 30435 1876
2020-05-15 2 5 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 7 3 9 5 43 30478 1880
2020-05-16 5 8 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 31 30509 1882
2020-05-17 2 4 1 4 2 2 1 16 30525 1885
2020-05-18 4 3 3 5 3 1 8 1 5 1 1 1 36 30561 1900
2020-05-19 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 1 23 30583 1902
2020-05-20 3 2 5 2 5 2 1 1 1 7 2 4 1 3 39 30622 1903
2020-05-21 1 2 3 14 27 30651 1903
2020-05-22 4 5 1 1 3 4 2 20 30671 1910
2020-05-23 4 2 2 1 5 1 2 17 30688 1911
2020-05-24 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 10 30697 1912
2020-05-25 2 1 3 1 2 9 30706 1916
2020-05-26 6 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 3 22 30728 1930
2020-05-27 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 15 30741 1932
2020-05-28 6 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 17 30758 1933
2020-05-29 7 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 1 20 30778 1933
2020-05-30 6 25 1 1 2 1 36 30814 1934
2020-05-31 1 1 2 1 2 7 30827 1948
2020-06-01 1 9 2 1 13 30847 1948
2020-06-02 2 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 1 3 21 30868 1948
2020-06-03 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 17 30885 1948
2020-06-04 8 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 24 30909 1948
2020-06-05 6 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 21 30930 1948
2020-06-06 4 2 2 1 3 12 30997 1948
2020-06-07 1 2 1 3 7 31004 1 1949
2020-06-08 1 4 1 2 1 1 5 2 1 18 31022 2 1951
2020-06-09 1 2 1 2 3 1 10 31032 1951
2020-06-10 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 4 16 31048 1 1952
2020-06-11 2 5 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 20 31068 1952
2020-06-12 2 3 4 7 1 4 25 31093 2 1954
2020-06-13 3 6 4 1 1 1 16 31109 1954
2020-06-14 5 2 2 2 3 1 15 31124 1954
2020-06-15 7 1 2 2 3 4 2 23 31153 1954
2020-06-16 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 8 4 1 27 31180 1 1955
2020-06-17 10 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 33 31213 2 1957
2020-06-18 5 2 2 1 2 1 13 31224 1957
2020-06-19 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 4 6 9 2 4 30 31266 1957
2020-06-20 7 5 1 1 1 3 1 3 19 31285 1957
2020-06-21 5 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 16 31301 1957
2020-06-22 3 6 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 11 5 39 31340 1 1958
2020-06-23 4 1 4 1 2 1 1 6 5 1 26 31366 1 1959
2020-06-24 16 2 1 3 1 2 8 1 2 2 1 6 10 55 31461 1 1960
2020-06-25 7 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 7 2 3 7 2 41 31503 1960
2020-06-26 19 1 2 1 3 2 5 2 3 3 6 2 6 3 60 31563 1960
2020-06-27 12 1 3 4 2 2 2 3 29 31592 1960
2020-06-28 11 2 3 5 2 8 1 2 34 31743 1960
2020-06-29 9 4 2 1 5 1 2 3 2 1 6 20 1 1 16 8 1 6 90 31833 1 1961
2020-06-30 28 2 6 2 2 3 6 1 8 1 1 15 4 2 4 1 86 31919 1961
2020-07-01 48 2 3 6 4 2 11 2 1 1 16 21 3 9 3 1 5 138 32057 1961
2020-07-02 57 6 1 4 2 7 2 1 1 1 1 13 5 24 3 2 5 5 143 32200 1961
2020-07-03 23 4 4 3 4 5 2 4 11 13 7 14 5 1 2 8 112 32312 1961
2020-07-04 13 4 3 2 3 1 4 1 1 3 2 3 3 43 32355 1961
2020-07-05 8 6 4 1 5 4 1 2 4 6 2 2 6 52 32407 1961
2020-07-06 19 3 0 1 3 2 4 2 11 1 9 5 14 2 1 6 85 32492 1 1962
2020-07-07 26 1 1 2 7 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 7 4 16 3 3 4 2 91 32583 1962
2020-07-08 23 4 3 4 1 1 3 4 3 3 10 9 3 8 14 14 4 3 102 32685 2 1968
2020-07-09 19 2 3 2 3 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 7 1 7 3 2 11 2 2 8 3 92 32777 1968
2020-07-10 19 7 6 2 1 2 3 5 3 10 9 2 13 3 1 8 1 97 32874 1968
2020-07-11 11 6 4 2 1 1 3 8 5 4 3 51 32928 1969
2020-07-12 20 9 6 2 5 2 5 3 2 60 32988 1969
2020-07-13 18 1 3 1 5 3 10 1 3 4 1 9 24 1 5 13 7 109 33097 1969
2020-07-14 28 6 3 3 5 2 5 3 4 6 1 9 15 3 1 11 1 111 33208 1969
2020-07-15 32 7 10 2 5 1 2 2 4 4 2 3 2 15 4 5 7 2 19 1 141 33349 1 1969
2020-07-16 15 8 1 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 7 2 12 6 9 14 14 1 106 33455 1 1970
2020-07-17 29 11 6 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 10 4 3 16 4 4 9 114 33567 1973
2020-07-18 15 7 1 1 8 2 3 11 1 11 60 33626 1973
2020-07-19 13 10 6 5 1 2 6 1 3 48 33673 1973
2020-07-20 15 4 1 1 1 2 7 3 1 1 12 2 21 4 14 13 3 2 17 124 33807 3 1973
2020-07-21 38 4 9 2 1 1 4 1 2 6 1 1 4 2 19 2 6 6 2 1 31 143 33947 1 1974
2020-07-22 27 4 4 2 1 3 6 1 4 1 10 6 12 1 2 9 3 1 29 128 34071 1977
2020-07-23 24 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 2 2 16 21 6 5 1 10 2 1 46 150 34230 3 1977
2020-07-24 23 4 7 2 1 2 1 2 1 13 13 1 15 3 1 40 137 34369 1 1978
2020-07-25 14 2 4 1 4 10 12 43 90 34457 1979
2020-07-26 6 13 2 1 1 2 4 6 1 11 47 34504 1 1979
2020-07-27 20 10 1 1 2 1 12 3 22 2 4 21 3 62 161 34665 1981
2020-07-28 25 10 7 4 1 4 2 1 3 3 5 1 10 1 3 27 4 2 44 1 165 34830 1981
2020-07-29 45 2 6 1 4 1 6 7 1 4 1 6 9 4 11 3 4 40 1 3 60 227 35057 2 1981
2020-07-30 30 4 12 7 1 1 1 5 10 2 9 1 1 8 5 11 4 3 22 9 4 54 216 35273 1981
2020-07-31 31 13 8 2 2 8 2 2 5 1 1 6 1 22 3 4 19 2 1 32 157 35430 2 1983
2020-08-01 23 13 4 2 3 10 2 7 16 2 25 3 3 27 141 35571 1983
2020-08-02 11 18 5 4 1 2 2 1 14 1 23 82 35653 1983
2020-08-03 12 5 4 1 5 2 9 1 2 4 1 8 5 2 7 19 2 1 35 125 35778 1 1984
2020-08-04 18 3 10 3 2 1 3 1 4 7 3 3 2 15 1 13 8 2 31 131 35904 1 1985
2020-08-05 51 14 13 3 1 2 8 8 6 5 7 6 2 15 2 3 19 4 31 200 36106 1985
2020-08-06 35 12 5 5 1 5 1 2 2 1 15 1 18 2 1 17 6 1 35 165 36271 2 1887
2020-08-07 32 13 6 1 4 3 1 2 3 7 10 3 3 22 7 2 45 166 36243 1987
2020-08-08 41 8 8 1 1 1 1 8 3 16 4 1 28 121 36410 2 1989
2020-08-09 16 6 2 8 3 7 6 3 33 90 36531 1989
2020-08-10 39 9 1 1 5 5 10 2 2 3 20 4 9 7 4 25 11 3 30 192 36815 1 1990
2020-08-11 64 14 7 2 9 1 3 4 5 5 8 2 8 2 29 4 5 24 8 2 56 264 37079 1 1991
2020-08-12 52 13 8 1 2 2 2 8 10 6 4 8 24 10 2 23 8 7 32 229 37308 1991
2020-08-13 56 24 17 1 2 1 2 4 16 12 2 4 13 20 4 3 36 7 41 273 37583 1 1992
2020-08-14 60 22 13 3 3 9 5 4 4 1 12 4 13 10 3 23 7 3 28 231 37819 1 1993
2020-08-15 61 16 4 10 20 12 2 19 4 23 6 1 28 206 38026 2 1995
2020-08-16 29 13 7 21 11 1 17 6 1 20 130 38156 1 1996
2020-08-17 44 6 14 3 3 1 3 3 15 4 3 6 3 9 1 10 4 4 24 4 2 45 225 38381 2 1998
2020-08-18 67 7 2 1 2 2 2 6 12 5 1 1 1 15 4 27 10 6 39 10 5 40 268 38646 1 1999
2020-08-19 69 19 9 2 12 2 1 2 17 10 11 4 1 3 18 7 30 4 10 26 3 1 30 314 38938 1999
2020-08-20 76 11 3 1 1 2 2 13 5 5 9 1 15 7 15 7 6 75 5 3 39 307 39162 1999
2020-08-21 83 21 6 7 1 1 2 23 3 4 9 2 2 2 8 65 17 3 40 1 317 1 2000
2020-08-22 44 9 1 29 10 5 6 19 6 44 11 2 15
2020-08-23 41 15 34 4 2 15 15 23 3 3 22 1
2020-08-24 32 11 9 4 11 11 8 2 1 1 3 1 9 1 12 19 7 2 26
2020-08-25 48 12 4 2 10 1 1 1 4 11 1 5 1 14 4 29 2 7 1 37
2020-08-26 118 23 10 2 5 3 2 23 8 5 5 4
Total 5746 2443 1004 117 411 101 129 145 323 1595 544 1081 943 132 110 25 1202 979 1985 473 3446 6448 2269 788 6647 260 39425 2001 [108]
Recovered 12100 [109][110][111][112][113]
Deaths 140 97 21 7 25 0 3 13 9 85 18 52 35 7 3 0 40 50 50 19 350 424 153 83 296 7 2001
Official Source [114] [115] [116] [117] [118] [119] [120] [121] [122] [123] [124] [125] [126] [127] [128] [129] [130] [131] [132]

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See also

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