Category: Austrian News

From Sunday to Monday, 192 new infections with the coronavirus were reported in Austria. That is as many as on Friday. No new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection have been reported. The number of active cases in the country rose to 2,116 reported cases. This is almost 400 more than a week ago. To date, there have been 651,804 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 10,723 people across Austria have died as a result of the coronavirus and 638,965 have recovered. Currently, 103 people are in hospital…

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In the past 24 hours, according to figures from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior (as of 9:30 a.m. Sunday), 159 new infections with the coronavirus have been recorded, more than the average of the past seven days (125) and more than twice as many as last Sunday’s 75. The seven-day incidence of infections per 100,000 inhabitants is also on the rise, approaching the ten-case threshold at 9.8 cases. Thus, 2,000 Corona cases were active in Austria on Sunday, 84 more than on Saturday. The number…

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More than five million Austrians – exactly 5,005,125 or 56 percent of the population – had received at least one partial coronavirus vaccination by midnight yesterday, according to E-vaccination passport data. This means that the target of five million vaccinated by the end of June was missed by nine days. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) had assured at the beginning of April that all those willing to be vaccinated would receive their first shot by the end of June, but the target was revised downward at the beginning of June. Yesterday,…

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From Friday to Saturday, there were 162 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (93 cases), this is a slight increase of 69 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 8.89. In addition, there is one new death associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases increases to 1,916 with 95 new recoveries. In the past 24 hours, 69,977 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the positive rate to 0.23 percent. The positive news, despite slightly increasing numbers, is that there are four fewer Corona…

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On Friday, the government held a press conference to announce how it will proceed in the coming weeks in light of the current Corona situation. Despite numbers rising again and the delta mutation continuing to spread, it was announced Friday: The agreed roadmap will be adhered to. Specifically, “The 3G rule will remain in place as scheduled.” But there will be further opening steps on July 22. From this date, the mask requirement will fall in large parts of the trade. Kurz explains that from then on, the mask requirement…

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Already last week, more than 60 percent of new infections in Austria were due to the more contagious delta variant of the corona virus. The more infectious mutation is slowly being reflected in case numbers, which have been rising for days. On Friday, the Interior and Health Ministries reported 163 new infections in the past 24 hours. That’s well above last week’s daily average of 103. The seven-day incidence is also rising again and now stands at 8.1 cases per 100,000 population. A week ago, this was 6.2. Last Friday,…

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The Covid-19 forecasting consortium expects a fourth wave of CoV. Due to the “increased transmissibility” of the delta variant, there will be one “with a high probability,” it said yesterday in a policy brief commissioned by the Ministry of Health. However, the timing of this wave and its magnitude are unclear. Vaccination coverage needs “top priority”Accordingly, maximizing vaccination coverage (full immunization) needs to be a “top priority.” The consortium emphasized that available data (primarily from the United Kingdom) indicate that “the delta variant is significantly more transmissible than the previously…

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Starting on Saturday, 10 July 2021, a second vaccination box without registration is available on the Danube Island.After the huge rush at Rathausplatz, the City of Vienna is now opening a second vaccination box on Vienna’s Danube Island, where people can also get vaccinated against the coronavirus without an appointment. Vaccination action in the Austria centerFrom Saturday, there are Corona vaccinations without registration also on the Danube Island in Vienna. The City of Vienna opens a vaccination box as a second location next to the Rathausplatz on the so-called Sportinsel…

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From Tuesday to Wednesday, there were 119 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared with the previous week (62 cases), this is a slight increase of 57 cases. This brings the 7-day incidence to 7.35. In addition, there are two new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. The number of active cases increases slightly to 1,789 with 62 new recoveries. In the past 24 hours, 66,721 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the positive rate to 0.18 percent. The new infections in the provincesVienna: 70Lower Austria: 23Upper Austria: 21Tyrol: 17Styria: 11Salzburg:…

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