Category: Austrian News

From Tuesday to Wednesday, 21,076 new infections were registered in Austria. This is above the seven-day average of 18,361. The seven-day incidence is 1,443.95. Currently, 243,478 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. In addition, there are 36 new deaths associated with covid-19 infection to report. To date, the coronavirus has claimed 16,097 lives in Austria. Within the past 24 hours, 260,254 PCR tests have been performed. This results in a positive rate of 8.10. Currently, 2,873 people are being treated in the hospital. This is 105 patients…

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From Monday to Tuesday, 12,946 new infections were registered in Austria. This is clearly below the average of 20,313 over the past seven days. The seven-day incidence is 1,597.49. Currently, 252,955 people in Austria are actively infected with the coronavirus. In the past 24 hours, 331,194 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 3.91 percent. There are also 59 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infections to report. To date, the Coronavirus has claimed 16,061 lives in Austria. New infections in the provincesVienna: 3,802Lower Austria:…

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For several days, the number of new infections with the coronavirus has been falling in Vienna. Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) assumes a “rattling down of the numbers after Easter” for the fall; he calls for a new vaccination campaign. Since April 1, the new testing strategy has been in effect with the reduction of free Corona tests. There was a peak on the last day of free tests with over 450,000 tests in Vienna, but still fewer infections. In recent days, tests and positive cases are steadily decreasing. “Without…

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Only 26 first-time stings in 24 hours at all. A historic low in Corona vaccination occurred Sunday. According to the Department of Health’s dashboard, only 502 vaccine doses were given within 24 hours. This is especially evident in first-time vaccinations. Only 26 people in all of Austria received their first Corona vaccination on Sunday. Not even on the first day of Covid vaccination, December 27, 2020, did a few people get their first sting. The remaining vaccination doses are distributed among 77 seconds and 399 third stings. This low vaccination…

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Twelve thousand three hundred five new Corona infections were detected across Austria within 24 hours on Monday. Only about 190,900 tests determined the number of new infections after their number had already fallen continuously since the limitation as of last Friday. The new cases are well below the previous seven-day average of 21,725, with a seven-day incidence of 1,693.5 cases per 100,000 population. At the same time, 17 additional Covid-19-related deaths occurred. The new deaths brought the number of victims claimed by Covid-19 since the outbreak in Austria to 16,002.…

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According to the Ministry of Health and Interior data, the newest infections within 24 hours were reported in Vienna, with 3,817 cases. This was followed by Lower Austria (2,974), Upper Austria (2,222), Styria (1,461), and Carinthia (1,103). There were 685 new cases in Salzburg, Vorarlberg 664, and Tyrol 651 new infections. Once again, Burgenland brings up the rear with 330 new cases since yesterday, Saturday. The province with the highest seven-day incidence is currently Lower Austria with 2,206.2, followed by Vienna, Burgenland and Vorarlberg (2,008.6, 1,887, and 1,869.7, respectively). Further,…

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From Friday to Saturday, 19,043 new infections were registered in Austria. In addition, 52 fresh deaths related to the virus were reported. The last time fewer than 20,000 new Corona infections were documented within 24 hours was 18 January 2022. Specifically, there were 16,685 before the number of people infected gradually increased. Currently, there are 320,299 people actively infected with the coronavirus in Austria. The seven-day incidence has dropped to 1,948.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. To date, there have been 3,873,448 positive test results in Austria. Today, 15,957 people with…

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Complexity researcher Peter Klimek says that a new Corona wave will undoubtedly hit us. And it may even happen before autumn. A new Corona wave will sweep over Austria “at the latest” in autumn, says complexity researcher Peter Klimek in the “Wien Heute” interview. And that “at the very latest.“ A new Corona wave in Austria is already possible in the summer, and the new variant could cause “even earlier problems.“ Therefore, a new vaccination campaign is necessary to slow down the wave. Epidemiologist Gerald Gartlehner already recommends four vaccinations.…

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On Friday, Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) in Mellau (Bregenzerwald) rejected criticism of the new Corona testing strategy. The regulation had been launched on time, and the new system – which started on 1 April – was working well, Rauch affirmed. Any teething problems would be eliminated, and the testing regime would also be evaluated on an ongoing basis. “Anyone who wants to be tested will be given a test,” he said. Since Friday, only five PCR tests and five antigen tests per person and Monday will be given free.…

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