Category: Austrian News

The number of new cases continues to rise. From Thursday to Friday, 3,624 new infections were registered in Austria. This is a slight increase from the previous day’s 3,225. The seven-day incidence is 200 cases per 100,000 population. To date, there have been 1,278,619 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 13,733 people have died and 1,234,709 have recovered from coronavirus across Austria. There are currently 30,177 active corona cases in Austria. 331 in intensive careCurrently, 1,065 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the virus. Of these, 331…

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After three days with strongly increasing numbers, there was even a minimal decrease on Thursday with 3,225 new Corona infections in Austria after 3,251 registered new infections on the previous day. The number of hospital treatments also continued to decline, with 1,121 people there, 26 fewer than on Wednesday. 345 people needed treatment in intensive care, a decrease of eight. With Thursday, there are 29,068 active cases in Austria, 434 more than the day before. The positive rate of the 348,734 PCR tests was 0.9 percent Thursday, above the weekly…

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On Wednesday (December 29, 2021), the number of registered new infections was already back at 3,251 cases. Behind this, as in many other EU countries, is probably the spreading Omicron variant. Meanwhile, hospital-acquired infections continue to decline. New coronavirus infections in the federal states:Burgenland: 93Carinthia: 110Lower Austria: 564Upper Austria: 403Salzburg: 205Styria: 351Tyrol: 481Vorarlberg: 132Vienna: 912 Number of Covid hospital patients decreasesThere are currently 1,147 people in hospital with Covid-19, which is 52 fewer than were reported the previous day. 353 people are being cared for in intensive care units, and…

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The New Year 2021 will end again a little more quietly than the years before the Corona crisis. Find out what is and is not allowed and what Corona rules apply on New Year’s Eve here. Starting the new year with a party is usually on the agenda on December 31. However, New Year’s Eve 2021 will once again not be so sparkling due to the corona pandemic. The lockdown for the unvaccinated takes a break on New Year’s Eve. Whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, everyone will be allowed to celebrate…

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After the holidays, the number of new Corona infections is rising slightly again. From Monday to Tuesday, 2,416 new infections were registered in Austria. This is above the average of 2,080 over the past seven days, with the number of active cases dropping to 28,422. There are also 22 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 13,672 lives in Austria so far. There are currently 1,199 people in hospital, eight fewer patients than the previous day. 372 people are being cared for in…

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The mood could be better. Shortly before the turn of the year, not only is celebration severely restricted by law, but exuberance also has no place in the minds of Austrians due to the pandemic. The Gallup Institute conducted an online survey of 1000 people on behalf of Wiener Städtische. According to the survey, 60 percent of respondents plan to celebrate the New Year as a couple or with their families. Only three percent plan to attend a party with more than ten people. With a quarter of the Austrians…

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From Sunday to Monday, 1,550 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the average of the past seven days of 2,096. It also brings the number of active cases down further to 28,825. In the past 24 hours, 167,020 new PCR tests were performed. This results in a positive rate of 0.66 percent. The seven-day incidence has dropped to 164. There are also 16 new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection to report. Thus, the pandemic has claimed 13,650 lives in Austria so far. There are currently 1,207…

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15,809 New Infections – November 19 marked the day with the most new infections in 24 hours since the pandemic began. Just one of many sad records in the past Corona year. Less than a week later, on November 24, it was also followed by the day with the highest 7-day incidence per 100,000 population. Just over a month ago, then, this stood at 1,111.97. For comparison. Now it is 167.5. Two records that one would probably expect to see this year, based on the high infection numbers, already existed…

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From Christmas Day to St. Stephen’s Day, 1,717 new infections were registered in Austria. Under 2,000 new cases have already been recorded once this week – on Monday, December 20. Although this is below the average of the past seven days with 2,130 cases, according to the figures of the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Health, the number of tests on the holidays also decreased. There were nearly 200,000 fewer tests than were reported as recently as Dec. 25. This brings the number of active cases down to 29,486,…

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