Category: Austrian News

In the past 24 hours, 25,951 new Corona infections were reported in Austria. This means there have been 2,274,664 positive test results in Austria to date. Since yesterday, an additional 12 people have died in connection with the virus. Fourteen thousand three hundred seventy-two people across Austria have thus died due to the coronavirus, and 1,935,254 have recovered. Currently, 2,081 people are undergoing hospital treatment (+49 compared to the previous day). Of these, 200 are being cared for in intensive care units (+15 compared to the last day). The new…

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From Friday to Saturday, more than 30,000 new infections were reported. Specifically, 31,128 new infections were registered in Austria in the past 24 hours. This is just below the average of the past seven days of 31,587 Currently, 337,544 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 2,484.07. In the past 24 hours, 521,335 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 7.06 percent. There are also 23 new deaths associated with Covid-19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed…

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On Saturday, the 2G obligation in commerce will cease to apply. The corresponding regulation was published on Friday.On Saturday, the 2G duty in trade will be canceled. The corresponding regulation was published on Friday. Friday afternoon, the Ministry of Health published the regulation on the first Corona relaxations on Saturday, February 5. 2G rule falls in FebruaryAccordingly, the 2G obligation will fall away in retail. Then only FFP2 masks must be worn. The same applies to cultural institutions such as museums, art halls, and libraries. For services close to the…

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After Omicron had catapulted the number of new infections to unprecedented heights recently, relief is slowly emerging. From Thursday to Friday, 32,712 new infections were reported in Austria – a decrease of 2,538 compared to the previous day. This is above the average of the past seven days of 31,748; a week ago, the number of daily new infections was 36,329. The number of active cases also decreased by 1,933 to 340,181 affected persons. In the past 24 hours, 373,202 new PCR tests were performed. This translates to a positive…

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The CoV traffic light remains red in the first week of the semester break. The risk situation is to be classified as very high risk for the whole of Austria and all federal states, the CoV Commission announced today after a circular resolution. There was no actual meeting this week. But there are signals in the direction of a trend reversal. Those provinces where Omicron initially spread most widely show a downward 14-day trend in infection numbers. Cases are also declining in the majority of Salzburg and Tyrol districts. The…

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From Tuesday to Wednesday, 38,309 new infections were registered in Austria. This is again above the average of 32,677 over the past seven days. Currently, 345,603 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 2,569.82. In the past 24 hours, 440,011 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 6.90 percent. There are also 22 new deaths associated with Covid-19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 14,293 lives in Austria so far. Currently, 2,056 patients are being treated in…

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Fourteen new deaths linked to Covid-19. From Sunday to Monday, 27,299 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the average of 32,664 over the past seven days. Currently, 350,419 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. The seven-day incidence is 2,568.78. In the past 24 hours, 375,217 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 7.28 percent. There are also 14 new deaths associated with Covid-19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 14,246 lives in Austria so far. The number…

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With 29,324 Corona new infections within 24 hours, the highest Sunday value since the outbreak of the pandemic two years ago has been measured in Austria due to the highly contagious variant Omicron. A week ago, the number was 27,127, and the week before that, 22,453 cases. A new record was also set for active cases. Currently, 348,884 people are laboring from infection, up by 5,551 from the previous day. According to figures from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior, the number of new infections of…

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There have already been more than two million confirmed cases of corona in Austria since the pandemic began. On Saturday, 2,027,604 cases were reported, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Interior. Within the past 24 hours, 32,258 new infections were added. Last week, 34,748 cases were counted on Saturday. Therefore, the seven-day incidence also dropped from 2,564.2 to 2,536.4 cases per 100,000 population. The number of new infections within one day is below the average of 32,366 cases in the past seven days. However, the number of…

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