Category: Austrian News

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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There have been 22 new deaths reported related to Covid-19. The Omicron wave keeps leading to new highs. Several times in the last few weeks, new infections have reached record levels and new daily records have been set. More than 43,000 new infections were reported on Thursday of the previous week, for example. Since then, the number of new cases has leveled off at a high level within 24 hours. Within the last week, there have been more than 229,000 positive tests, bringing yesterday’s total to 339,722 active cases, a…

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Vienna’s City Councillor for Health Peter Hacker expects a second wave after the semester break. Especially the Omicron sub-variant BA.2 is likely to drive up the infections, many may also get infected during the semester break. School tests fall away during the semester breakDue to the start of the semester break, Corona tests at schools will fall away next week, many people will be on vacation, the consequence: “The numbers will go down next week,” Hacker said. The week after that, two events coincide: Corona screenings in schools will resume…

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This further increases the number of active cases to a new high of 339,127. From Thursday to Friday, 36,329 new infections were reported in Austria. Thus, the number of active cases continues to rise to a new high. 339,127 people are currently confirmed Corona-positive. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 population is thus currently 2,573.3. In addition, 25 coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded. As of today, 14,192 people across Austria have died as a result of coronavirus and 1,642,027 have recovered. 199 patients in intensive care unitsCurrently, 1,807 people are undergoing…

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In the last 24 hours, 38,135 new infections were reported. The new infections are divided among the provinces as follows: Vienna: 7,139Vorarlberg: 1,705Tyrol: 5,035Styria: 5,920Salzburg: 2,317UPPER AUSTRIA: 6,438LOWER AUSTRIA: 6,297Carinthia: 2,154Burgenland: 950 source. sozialministerium.at

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The Ministries of Health and Interior have reported 39,410 newly registered coronavirus cases within the last 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. today). The ministries reported these numbers to the national crisis team. 14,143 people have died as a result of coronavirus so far. Currently, 1,697 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the coronavirus, 185 of them in intensive care units. Data of the crisis team in ORF.at/corona/data AGES: 7-day incidence at 2,523.2According to the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), the 7-day incidence, i.e. the number of…

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In Austria, 25,894 new Corona infections reported within 24 hours. Tuesday also brought a new daily record of new Corona infections in Austria. The Interior and Health Ministries reported 25,894 more cases, the most on a Tuesday. A week ago, there had been nearly 1,000 fewer. 24,946 new infections were registered then. Tuesday also saw a new high in actively infected people. 307,212 people are currently confirmed Corona-positive. Since Monday, 24 more deaths have been reported, with 108 deaths in the past week alone. Since the beginning of the pandemic,…

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As of today, Italy has additional CoV rules that also affect travelers. Those coming from other EU countries need either a negative Corona test, proof of vaccination, or a certificate of recovery. Previously, because of the rampant Omikron variant, everyone – whether vaccinated or recovered – was also required to test. Unvaccinated persons had to spend five days in quarantine. Since early January, Italy has had mandatory CoV vaccination for people older than 50. Now, unvaccinated people in this age group must pay a fine of 100 euros if caught.…

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