The decline continues but the Covid has not disappeared
The decrease in the number of cases and hospitalizations continues. However, the circulation of the virus remains significant and the barrier gestures topical.
–Doctor Aglae Tardin, cantonal doctor.
MARTIAL TREZZINI/KEYSTONE
It is not because we talk less about the Covid-19 that it has disappeared. The pandemic is certainly on the decline in the canton, but the virus is still circulating in Geneva: the positivity rate of screening tests remains high, “which means significant viral circulation within the population”, indicates the service of the cantonal doctor. (SMC) in its weekly report
The decrease in the number of cases, as well as the other indicators, continues, even if it is experiencing a slight slowdown. “After a sharp decrease in recent weeks, the number of acute infections seems to be stabilizing, confirms the SMC. However, this trend remains to be confirmed due to the recent lifting of numerous measures. There are 250 to 400 new cases per day, compared to 400 to 600 the previous week.
Omicron and other variants
The Omicron variant continues to represent almost all infections (more than 95%) with a clear increase in the BA.2 sub-variant, without this leading to a change in the cantonal strategy. France announces that it has detected the existence of co-infections, either patients simultaneously infected with two variants, and recombinants, or an infection by a recombination of variants, for example a “deltacron”.
