3 January 2021 Archives

Italy passes threshold of 75,000 deaths

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 admin

Authorities on Sunday reported 347 more people have died in connection with Corona infection in the past 24 hours. The previous day, the number had been 364. This brought the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic in Italy to 75,332. The number of new infections registered within 24 hours rose from 11,831 to 14,245 on Sunday, with 102,974 tests performed. 13.8 percent of them were positive. The number of Covid-19 patients treated in hospitals rose from 22,948 to 23,075 people in 24 hours, the health ministry…

1,466 new infections Austria-wide

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 admin

To date, there have been 365,768 positive test results in Austria. As of today (January 03, 2021, 09:30 a.m.), 6,324 people with or infected with Corona virus have died and 338,831 have recovered across Austria. Currently, 2,227 people are in hospital care due to Corona virus, and of these, 363 of the ill are in intensive care units. The new infections since the last report are divided among the provinces of Austria as follows:Burgenland: 49Carinthia: 113Lower Austria: 332Upper Austria: 194Salzburg: 274Styria: 80Tyrol: 215Vorarlberg: 52Vienna: 157 Source: sozialministerium.at

10,315 new infections in Germany

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 admin

In Germany, the number of reported Corona infections has increased by 10,315 to almost 1.77 million within 24 hours. This is reported by the Robert Koch Institute. According to the report, the 7-day incidence is 139.6, and the number of registered deaths rose by 312 to a total of 34,272. However, the actual figures could be higher. This is because, according to the institute, there may be delays in reporting by health offices because of the holidays. In addition, fewer people had gone to the doctor with complaints and there…

Vaccine deliveries now at weekly intervals

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 admin

One week after the arrival of the first 10,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer on St. Stephen’s Day, the next partial deliveries are scheduled for next week. As the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday, about 60,000 doses of the vaccine will be delivered weekly in January. In addition, next week the approval for the vaccine of the U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna and thus a second vaccine is expected. If the European Medicines Agency (EMA) gives the green light for the Moderna vaccine on January 6, as expected…

New record for new corona infections in the USA

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 admin

The number of new Corona infections in the U.S. has reached a new high: on Saturday, according to Johns Hopkins University, more than 277,000 new cases were reported, more than ever before. In total, nearly 20.4 million U.S. citizens have already been infected with the coronavirus, and the death toll is nearly 350,000. According to media reports, legendary U.S. talk show host Larry King, 87, was also hospitalized with Covid-19. The U.S. is the most severely affected country in the world by the coronavirus. Top virologist Anthony Fauci had warned…