Category: Austrian News

The Corona situation in Austria continues to improve! Thus, “only” about 3,800 new infections were registered again in the last 24 hours. The number of Corona cases has dropped significantly in Austria in recent days and weeks – including last weekend or holiday! There were 5,478 new infections on Saturday, 4,731 on Sunday, and even “only” 3,008 on Assumption Day. New infections in the federal states: Burgenland: 62 Carinthia: 266 Lower Austria: 854 Upper Austria: 415 Salzburg: 200 Styria: 229 Tyrol: 184 Vorarlberg: 99 Vienna: 1,499 To date, there have…

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To date, there have been 4,828,503 positive test results in Austria. As of Monday, 19,277 people with Corona infection have died, and 4,734,035 have recovered across Austria. Currently, 1,238 people infected with coronavirus are receiving hospital care. Of these, 68 are being cared for in intensive care units. New infections in the provinces since Saturday:Burgenland: 99Carinthia: 275Lower Austria: 789Upper Austria: 387Salzburg: 178Styria: 202Tyrol: 145Vorarlberg: 78Vienna: 855

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In 2023, the city will continue to raise charges, including for parking. A long-term view shows that it will often be more expensive than inflation. Next Thursday, it will be decided how much more the Viennese will have to pay for water, waste, and sewage in 2023.It is a foregone conclusion that the increase will take effect in January. The automatic adjustment is not suspended – for the second time in a row. That clarified from the mayor downward to the city hall superiors.Councilor for Finance Peter Hanke explains in…

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One new death has been reported in association with Covid 19 infection. From Saturday to Sunday, 4,731 new infections were registered in Austria. In addition, one recent death related to the coronavirus has been reported. Currently, there are 76,484 active corona infections in Austria. The 7-day incidence is 426.96. To date, there have been 4,825,495 positive test results in Austria. Nineteen thousand two hundred seventy-four persons with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died, and 4,729,737 have recovered throughout Austria. 74 in intensive care unitsCurrently, 1,249 people infected with the coronavirus are receiving…

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On Saturday, 5,478 new coronavirus infections were reported in Austria. 1,270 Corona patients are currently being treated in the hospital. Of these, 72 are being cared for in intensive care units. In Austria, 5,478 corona infections have been registered in 24 hours. This is close to the average of 5,432 positive tests over the past seven days. Sixteen additional deaths were reported Saturday. Hospitals also still had 1,270 infected people, 52 fewer than the previous day – but the decrease only affects Vienna; all other provinces said the same workload…

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The number of new Corona infections reported for Austria on Friday is 5,728, with Vienna accounting for more than 1,800 of them. So far, there have been 4,815,286 positive test results in Austria. As of today (August 12, 9:30 a.m.), 19,257 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died, and 4,717,829 have recovered across Austria. Currently, 1,322 persons infected with coronavirus are receiving hospital care. Of these, 82 are being cared for in intensive care units. New Corona infections in Austria’s provincesAustria’s federal capital, Vienna, accounts for the newest Corona infections, a…

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Yellow remains the color of the Corona traffic light for all of Austria, but there are changes as far as the classification of the individual provinces is concerned. On Thursday, the responsible Corona Commission reassigned Vienna, which had previously been classified as orange, and Burgenland to yellow, which corresponds to medium risk. Together with Carinthia, Lower Austria, Salzburg, and Tyrol, six federal states were assessed this way, while the remaining three were given a low risk. Last week, Vorarlberg was the only province with low risk (yellow-green), so the assessment…

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From Wednesday to Thursday, 5,877 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is above the 7-day average of 5,577 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 438.62. This brings the number of active Corona cases down to 78,238. Fifty-seven thousand one hundred eighty-one new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 10.28 percent. There are also eleven new deaths. This means that 19,242 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died across Austria. Currently, 1,370 people infected with the Coronavirus are undergoing treatment…

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In Austria, booster vaccination against Covid-19 – the fourth prick – is recommended for people as young as 60. The National Immunization Panel (NIG) lowered the age limit from the previous 65 years in its recommendation for use, updated Wednesday. Also, risk persons starting from twelve years are recommended the booster. From the end of August, this should additionally be possible with Valneva’s inactivated vaccine, according to the Ministry of Health. The change in the four-vaccination schedule follows the approach of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre…

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