Category: Austrian News

From Thursday to Friday, 8,933 new infections were registered in Austria. This is significantly above the 7-day average of 7,627 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 599.77. In the past 24 hours, 83,376 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 10.71 percent. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 80,818. For the first time since late April, more than 80,000 people have been infected simultaneously. In addition, there are eight new deaths. Thus, 18,757 persons with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died so far throughout…

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There were 9,528 new Corona infections in Austria on Thursday in a 24-hour comparison. Six hundred sixty-two people are currently hospitalized with a Corona infection. After more than 10,000 new Corona infections within 24 hours on Wednesday, the number of new cases was back in four figures on Thursday. But on average, case numbers continue to rise. The Interior and Health ministries reported 9,528 new infections Thursday and five more deaths. Hospitals also have to treat more infected patients again. Corona new infections in the provincesBurgenland: 286Carinthia: 473Lower Austria: 1,876Upper…

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After the lifting of Corona restrictions, the federal capital was able to regain the top spot in the “Economist” ranking. After lifting Corona restrictions, Vienna is once again the world’s most livable city. Austria’s capital regained the top spot for the first time since the start of the pandemic in this year’s index published Thursday by the British Economist Group. Last year, Vienna ranked only twelfth. Behind Vienna landed Copenhagen, Zurich, Calgary, Vancouver, and Geneva. These are followed by Frankfurt, Toronto, Amsterdam, Osaka, and Melbourne. Last year, the quality of…

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New Corona infections in Austria are rising rapidly, with 10,898 new cases registered on Wednesday (6/22/2022, as of 9:30 a.m.). The current Corona wave continues to gain momentum. On Wednesday, the number of new infections was again in five figures. The Ministry of Interior and Health reported 10,898 new cases within 24 hours. There was also a significant increase in the number of patients in hospitals. Six hundred fifty-three infected people were hospitalized, 29 more than on Tuesday. There were nine more critically ill patients in intensive care units, with…

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Austria has had more than 20,000 covid deaths since the pandemic began. According to AGES, the number of Corona deaths exceeded 20,000 on Tuesday. Since the start of the pandemic, 20,010 people in Austria have died from or with Covid-19. Figures from the Ministry of Health and Interior had reported 18,738 Corona deaths in the morning. About nine weeks ago, thousands of deaths were subsequently reported by the Ministry of Health, but these are still not fully reflected in the provincial figures. In the past 24 hours, 7,281 new infections…

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Vienna – Health authorities reported a further increase in new Corona infections across Austria on Tuesday. A total of 7,281 new infections and seven deaths were recorded in connection with the coronavirus in the past 24 hours. Seven-day incidence rose to 478, with the highest incidence continuing to be reported in Vienna at 759.2. Lower Austria follows it with 561.4 and Vorarlberg with 491. A total of 41 people with the disease are currently in intensive care units. As of Tuesday, 64,765 cases were active, up 3,421 from Monday. There…

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After the long weekends, the number of new Corona infections is rising rapidly. A problem in the eyes of Corona expert Hans-Peter Hutter. Summer has officially not even begun, and already the Corona numbers are rising again significantly. Five days ago, health authorities reported a high since April with 7,393 new cases. At the start of the week, this number was still considerably lower with 4,933 new infections on Monday – but by Wednesday, Corona experts expect another significant increase. Molecular biologist Ulrich Elling, for example, also expects cases to…

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The number of new Corona infections in Austria continues to rise. On Monday, when the fewest new infections are always reported due to low testing on Sunday – 4,933 more cases were registered. A week ago, there had been 2,905 new infections on Monday. The seven-day incidence rose to 444.2. In addition, three more deaths have been reported since Sunday. There was also a significant increase in hospital patients. 587 infected people are being treated in hospitals Domestic hospitals have had to admit 44 more Covid-19-infected patients since Sunday. On…

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New Corona infections continue to rise in Austria, with 6,406 new cases of the coronavirus reported on Sunday (6/19/2022, 9:30 a.m.). In Vienna alone, there were more than 2,000 new cases. Six thousand four hundred six new infections with coronavirus in Austria have been officially reported within 24 hours until 9:00 a.m. Sunday. This is more than twice as many as in the same period a week ago (2,989). There has been one death since Saturday, with a seven-day average of 4.6. There were 543 covid patients in hospital (16…

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