Category: Austrian News

From Wednesday to Thursday, 1,707 new Corona cases were registered in Austria. Currently, there are 21,418 actively infected in Austria. To date, there have been 730,403 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 10,943 people across Austria have died as a result of corona virus and 698,042 have recovered. With 1,707 new corona infections today, the slight downward trend in incidences has continued. That’s nearly 500 fewer positive tests than exactly one week ago. This brought the seven-day incidence per 100,000 population down from 143 to 138 cases since…

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In Austria, over 60 percent of the population is now fully vaccinated. According to the latest e-vaccine passport figures, 60.06 percent of people in this country have full vaccination protection. The number of people vaccinated at least once is only slightly higher at 63.58 percent. Overall, more than 5.364 million people are considered fully vaccinated, and 5.680 million are at least partially vaccinated. Over 10.75 million vaccinations are now recorded in the e-vaccination record. The vaccination rate dropped significantly again over the past few weeks. In the previous week, an…

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216 patients in intensive care units. 15 new deaths linked to Covid-19. From Tuesday to Wednesday, 2,022 new cases were registered. Compared with the previous week (2,624), this is a decrease of 602 cases. Therefore, the 7-day incidence drops to 143.84. In addition, 15 new Covid-related deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. As of last week, ICU patients are an important gauge for further Corona measures. Currently, there are 216 ICU patients. Two new patients have been added in the past 24 hours. In normal wards, 876 patients…

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From Monday to Tuesday, 1,240 new infections were reported in Austria. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 population was thus 150.1. The number of new infections is currently declining. The death toll looks different: 22 deaths from or with Covid-19 within one day were reported by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior. This number is also more than double the average of the past seven days with, statistically, 9.9 deaths per day. To date, there have been 726,674 positive test results in Austria. As of today (September…

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212 intensive care patients currently. In addition, there is a new death related to Covid-19. From Sunday to Monday, 1,399 new cases were registered. Compared to the previous week (1,543), this is a minus of 144 cases. The 7-day incidence drops to 155.72. In addition, one new Covid-related death was reported in the past 24 hours. As of last week, ICU patients are an important gauge for further Corona measures. Currently, there are 212 ICU patients. One new patient has been added in the past 24 hours. In normal wards,…

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From Saturday to Sunday, 1,678 new Corona cases were registered. Thus, there are currently 23,213 active cases. A slight trend reversal is evident in the 7-day incidence. For the past four days, the average has been falling, and currently the seven-day incidence is 157.34, marking the first time the weekly average has fallen since July 3. In addition, six new Covid-related deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours. However, as of Thursday, current case numbers no longer count as the most important gauge for measures to combat the…

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From Thursday to Friday, 2,364 new cases were registered. Compared to the previous week (2,341), this is a small increase of 23 cases. The 7-day incidence is up slightly to 163.37. In addition, 12 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. Currently, there are 202 intensive care patients. This is the same…

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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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