Category: Austrian News

Eleven new deaths were linked to Covid 19 infection. From Tuesday to Wednesday, the Ministry of Health reported 12,509 new infections in Austria. This is well above the 7-day average of 9,080 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 714.09. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 96,231. One hundred forty-one thousand four hundred ninety-nine new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 8.84 percent. In addition, there are 11 new deaths. This means that 18,779 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection…

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The date for the federal presidential election has been set: Austria will elect its new head of state on Oct. 9. BP election 2022 to be nominated for Oct. 9“Every six years, Austrians elect their head of state, the Federal President. The federal government is responsible for planning and conducting the election, which has now settled on an election date of October 9,” Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) told APA in a written statement. “I wish the candidates a good and fair election campaign and all the best.” Kogler urges a…

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Four new deaths were linked to Covid 19 infection. The Health Ministry reported 10,189 new infections from Monday to Tuesday in Austria. However, the Health Ministry announced a significant number of subsequent reports on its website. This is well above the 7-day average of 8,850 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 696.0, bringing the number of active Corona cases to 91,561. In the past 24 hours, 96,677 new PCR tests were done. This results in a positive rate of 10.54 percent. There are also four recent deaths. This means that…

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The NIG is lowering the age limit for the fourth Corona vaccination to 65 years. However, there is not yet a general booster recommendation for all ages. Waiting for a vaccine is not reasonableThe National Immunization Panel (NIG) continues to make no general recommendation for a fourth Corona vaccination. However, the age limit for one will now be lowered from 80 to 65 years, the “Ö1” midday Journal reported. NIG: Recommendation for the fourth sting for over-65s.A fourth prick is recommended for those at risk and vulnerable. Upon personal request,…

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There are four new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection.From Sunday to Monday, 6,398 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the 7-day average of 8,435 infections. The 7-day incidence is 663.33, bringing the number of active Corona cases to 87,996. In the past 24 hours, 57,680 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 11.09 percent. In addition, there have been four new deaths related to virus infection. This means that 18,764 people across Austria have died from or with SARS-CoV-2 infection. There…

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In Austria, the summer Corona wave is just building up, which is also evident from the infection figures at the weekend.In the past 24 hours, 7,093 new Corona infections have been recorded in Austria, as reported by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior on Sunday. For comparison, last Sunday, there were still 6,406 new cases. The number of covid patients in hospitals has also increased. Two deaths have been registered since Saturday.As of Sunday, the seven-day incidence was now 641.2 cases per 100,000 population. The province…

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One new death was linked to Covid 19 infection. From Friday to Saturday, 8,912 new infections were registered in Austria. This is above the 7-day average of 8,127 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 639.15. In the past 24 hours, 85,380 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 10.44 percent. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 84,269. There is also one new death. This means that 18,758 people have died from or with SARS-CoV-2 infection across Austria. Currently, 677 people are being…

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The rising infection figures speak a clear language: Corona does not begrudge us a summer break! In the hospitals, more beds for covid patients are freed up again. But new measures remain (for now). Now they are omnipresent again, the Corona sufferers among family and acquaintances. Particularly affected directly are all those who were still spared from Omikron in the spring. On Friday, there were almost 9000 infected people throughout Austria. With 2858 new positive cases, the Federal Capital had the most recent infections. At the beginning of the week,…

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Corona’s new infections continue to rise sharply in Austria. Interior and Health Ministry reported on Friday 8933 new cases within 24 hours. Among the newly infected is Interior Minister Gerald Karner himself. He is suffering from “flu-like symptoms,” according to his spokesman. Last Friday, 4941 new cases had been registered, almost half as many. And the current figures are unlikely to reflect the extent of the entire wave in times of reduced testing. As ” Kurier reports,” data on the viral load of samples from 108 sewage treatment plants show…

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