Category: Austrian News

From Friday to Saturday, 11,671 new infections were reported in Austria. This number is below the average of the past seven days, where an average of 12,891 cases were recorded. In addition, 65 new deaths were registered from yesterday to today. Currently, there are 152,271 active cases of infection in Austria. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have already been 1,132,805 confirmed cases in Austria. 968,185 people have recovered. 608 people in intensive care unitsIn the hospital lay on Saturday 3,248 persons. 608 people were cared for in intensive…

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On Friday, 12,245 new infections were reported in Austria. This is the second day in a row that the 7-day incidence has decreased to a current level of 1,054, compared with the previous Friday’s record of 15,809 new Corona cases. Today’s new infections are also below the previous seven-day average of 13,918. The number of active cases also decreased slightly, to a current 152,362. New test recordThere are also 51 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 12,284 so far.…

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From Wednesday to Thursday, there were 13,592 new infections in Austria. Today’s new infections are below the average of the past seven days of 13,918. In addition, the number of active cases increases to 152,483. There are also 53 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 12,233 so far. In the past 24 hours, 493,374 new PCR tests have been performed. This results in a positive rate of 2.75 percent. Over 600 intensive care patientsThere is still no relief in…

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The number of people in Austria vaccinated at least once against CoV has now reached the 70 percent mark. Today, the statistics of vaccinations recorded in the e-vaccination passport showed exactly 70.0 percent of the total population. Against the backdrop of a sharp rise in infection rates and intensifications, especially for the unvaccinated, the number of first-time vaccinations increased at the end of October and beginning of November. At the end of October, only 66 percent of people in Austria had been vaccinated at least once. As in previous weeks,…

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Day 3 in the lockdown designed to curb the escalated infection situation. As of today, 15,365 Corona cases have been reported. The lockdown week began Monday with 13,806 new infections nationwide, and Tuesday saw the first significant decline with 9,513 positives. But the numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, because for days there have been problems with reporting PCR test results. Due to the massive rush, the systems are collapsing. As of today, Wednesday, November 24, 2021, authorities have reported 15,365 new Corona infections and 66 deaths.…

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During the lockdown period in Austria, there are still several places and events to visit. Indoor swimming pools are open for schools and soon also for vaccination, but not for clubs. The lockdown measures are not entirely comprehensible. We try to get clarity into the confusion of rules. Sports and leisure: Golf courses and tennis courts can still be used, provided the two-meter distance is observed. Soccer fields, on the other hand, had to close completely. Sports halls are only open to top athletes, while mass sports clubs are shut…

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149,452 active cases. 72 new deaths linked to Covid-19 infection. On the second day of the lockdown, the numbers relax, at least briefly. From Monday to Tuesday, there were 9,513 new infections in Austria. For the first time since November 9, there are thus again below 10,000 new infections per day. Today’s new infections are thus also below the average of the past seven days of 14,004. In addition, the number of active cases drops to 149,452. On the other hand, there is no relief in the hospitals. In intensive…

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On the first day of the fourth lockdown since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of Covid 19 patients has exceeded 3,000. On Monday, 3,054 coronavirus-infected people already had to be treated in hospitals throughout Austria. 562 of them were seriously ill in intensive care units. At the same time, the ministries reported the highest Monday value of new infections with 13,806 new cases within 24 hours. A week ago – when the seven-day lockdown on the unvaccinated went into effect – 11,889 new infections were reported. The…

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The lockdown is intended to bring the Corona situation in the country back on track. Today, 13,806 new infections were reported. The lockdown has been in effect since midnight: public life in Austria has been massively scaled back. In view of the escalated infection situation throughout the country, the federal government had no choice but to pull the ripcord. With 15,809 new infections, a new all-time high was set on Friday, and on Sunday the next record was immediately set with 14,042 positive results. Never before had there been so…

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