Category: Austrian News

Twelve new deaths linked to Covid 19 infection have been reported. Currently, 292 people are being cared for in intensive care. On All Saints’ Day, new Corona infections in Austria remain high, but at least after three days they no longer exceed the 5,000 mark. From Sunday to Monday, 4,523 new Corona infections were recorded. As is usually the case on a Monday, this is below the average of the past seven days, currently 4,864, but well above the 2,850 cases recorded last Monday. This brings the total number of…

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From November 1, the 3G rule will apply in the workplace, which will then become a 2.5G rule from November 15. All those who cannot rule out physical contact with others at the workplace must carry proof of vaccination, recovery or testing. However, there is a 14-day transition period: up to and including November 14, all those who do not carry 3G proof with them at the workplace can instead wear an FFP2 mask at all times. From November 15, however, the test certificate will be mandatory. And from that…

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This is well above the average of the past seven days of 4,625, on Sunday of the previous week there were 3,624 new cases. As on the previous day, most positive tests were added in Upper Austria, where there were 1,560, followed by Lower Austria with 1,184 and Styria with 717. Vienna recorded 560 cases, Salzburg 465, Carinthia 414, Tyrol 380, Vorarlberg 297 and Burgenland 107. The seven-day incidence (number of new infections within seven days) rose sharply this week and now stands at 362.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The…

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72 percent of the vaccine-eligible population aged 12 and older and 64 percent of the total population have received vaccination protection in Austria. This was announced by Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) in a press release. One must work now further toward 75 and 80 per cent. 13,000 people in Austria got a first dose of the Covid vaccination on Friday, according to Mückstein. “The reports show us that in many places people have lined up to take advantage of the low-threshold and free vaccination offer,” the politician says. He…

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Massive increase: Today, more than 6,000 new infections are reported in Austria, the highest value of the year. In Upper Austria alone, there are almost 1,900 new cases. The coronavirus continues to spread in Austria. Thus, more than 6,100 cases were again registered in the last 24 hours. The coronavirus continues to have Austria firmly in its grip! The number of new infections this week has increased significantly: 2,850 new cases were registered on Monday, 3,369 on Tuesday, 4,261 on Wednesday, 4,248 on Thursday and immediately 5,861 on yesterday, Friday.…

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The fourth wave continued to pick up speed during the fall vacations. In the past 24 hours, 5,861 new infections were added. More than 5,000 new cases per day had last occurred in the second wave in November 2020. In addition, 100 deaths were added in the past week alone. On Friday, significantly more Covid 19 patients also had to be treated in hospitals again. Almost exactly eleven months ago – on November 26, 2020 – more than 5,000 new infections had been reported by the Interior and Health Ministries,…

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A striking increase: 5861 new Corona infections have been registered in Austria in the past 24 hours (as of Friday, 9:30 a.m.). A week ago, there were 3582 new Corona cases. 17 more people infected with the corona virus died. The number of hospitalizations also continued to rise. The seven-day incidence is 314.33. There are also 17 new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 11,333 so far. The number of active cases rises to 39,843. In the past 24 hours,…

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For the second day in a row, more than 4,000 new infections were reported Thursday. The Interior and Health departments recorded 4,248 new cases in the past 24 hours. This is well above the average for the previous seven days (3,670). The seven-day incidence was 287.6 cases per 100,000 population. Upper Austria led the way in infections with 1,269 cases, followed by Lower Austria (786), Styria (458), Vienna (424) and Tyrol (381). Salzburg reported 361 cases, Carinthia 325, Vorarlberg 134 and Burgenland 110. Source: sozialministerium.at

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In the past 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday), 4261 new Corona infections have been recorded in Austria. A week ago, there were 3727. Ten Corona infected people died. There was a huge increase again in the number of hospitalizations. 89 patients had to be newly admitted to hospitals in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of people needing hospital treatment for coronavirus infection to 1257. 250 patients now require intensive care – up by six from the previous day. Ten more people infected with the coronavirus…

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