Category: Austrian News

From Wednesday to Thursday, 2,198 new cases were registered. Compared to the previous week (2,356), this is a decrease of 158 cases. The 7-day incidence thus drops to 163.12. In addition, 14 new Covid-related deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. Since yesterday, however, current case counts are no longer to be used as the main gauge for action on the pandemic. What counts from now on is rather the occupancy in the intensive care units. There are currently 202 intensive care patients. That is four more than on…

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Corona numbers have been rising for weeks. In mid-August, over 1,000 cases were reported for the first time. Currently, the 7-day average is just over 2,000 cases. And with the start of school in all of Austria this week, the numbers are likely to increase even more soon. Therefore, stricter Corona rules have been in effect since Wednesday. From Tuesday to Wednesday, 2,624 new cases were now registered. This is by far the highest value in the fourth wave so far. The last time a similarly high value was registered…

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Vaccination progress is stagnating, the vaccination rate required for relaxation is a long way off. Starting today, a first part of the new measures is in force. As announced, it mainly affects the unvaccinated. Here is an overview of what applies nationwide as of today: – Tests: antigen tests are only valid for 24 hours. The federal states are also allowed to be more restrictive with the rules. Vienna, for example, had already previously shortened the validity period of antigen tests. In Vienna, PCR tests are also valid for “only”…

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Most customers already have FFP2 masks, the demand is no longer so high. With the stricter Corona measures coming into force on Wednesday (15 September), people will once again have to wear an FFP2 mask instead of the conventional mouth-nose protection (MNS) when shopping for food. The discount store Hofer wants to give away free masks at the checkout again, Spar and Lidl also want to keep it that way. Rewe (Adeg, Billa, Bipa, Billa Plus, Penny) will also offer the masks free of charge, contrary to initial statements. Hofer…

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In Austria, 1,696 new infections with the coronavirus were registered within 24 hours from Monday to Tuesday. This brings the current 7-day incidence to 160.89. In addition, nine new Covid-related deaths have been reported. Currently, 805 people are receiving hospital care for corona virus – an increase of 52 patients from Monday morning. Of these, 200 are being cared for in intensive care units, an increase of nine from the previous day. To date, there have been 713,269 positive test results in Austria. As of today (September 14, 2021, 9:30…

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21,253 active cases. In addition, one death related to Covid-19 was registered. In Austria, 1,543 new infections with coronavirus were registered within 24 hours from Sunday to Monday. This means that the 7-day incidence is currently 157.99. In addition, another death related to Covid has been reported. By far the most cases are currently registered in Vienna. Here, the 7-day incidence is already 216, well above the Austrian average. The fewest cases are officially in Carinthia (7-day incidence is 75.18). Currently, 753 people are in hospital treatment due to the…

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In Austria, 1,857 new infections with the coronavirus were reported on Sunday. That’s fewer than the numbers above the 2,000 mark in each of the past few days, but the 1,774 corona infections reported last Sunday were already the highest number on that day since April. Ten people have been hospitalized for corona infection in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 700 patients,184 of whom are intensive care patients. In intensive care beds, the increase since yesterday, Saturday, is thus six people. Two more deaths related to Covid…

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In Austria, 2,260 new coronavirus infections were registered in 24 hours, above the previous seven-day average of 1,863, and up 500 from a week ago Saturday. The seven-day incidence rose to 146 cases per 100,000 population. An additional five Covid-related deaths were reported, up from 47 during the week. The number of active cases, which passed the 20,000 mark yesterday, grew to 20,900. The number of intensive care patients decreased by five from yesterday to 178 people, according to figures from the Ministry of Interior and Health, and the increase…

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From Thursday to Friday, 2,341 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. The value is again significantly above the seven-day average (1,785). In addition, there are ten new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll in Austria to 10,832 so far. The number of active cases increases by 726 to 20,021. The seven-day incidence is 140.40. There are currently 668 people in Austria’s hospitals linked to Covid disease, up by four from the previous day. This means that the number of Covid 19 patients…

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