Category: Austrian News

New infection figures have so far continued to decline in Austria despite the spread of the more contagious delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. With 63 new infections today, the seven-day average dropped to 93 new infections daily. Covid-19 patients receiving hospital care also continued to decline. The seven-day incidence is now 7.3 cases per 100,000 population. As of Monday, there were thus still 2,078 active cases in Austria – 59 fewer than on Sunday. A month ago – on May 28 – there had been 6,306 actively infected people,…

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Austria has ordered 1.2 million vaccine doses. In Upper and Lower Austria, thousands of vaccination appointments are still available, while Vienna is well booked. About 1.2 million vaccine doses are scheduled to be delivered to Austria this week (week 26). According to Ages, 559,260 doses from BioNTech/Pfizer and 68,400 doses from Moderna have been firmly confirmed by manufacturers. 537,600 doses from AstraZeneca and 79,200 from Johnson&Johnson have been additionally ordered. However, in the case of AstraZeneca, it is uncertain (as is often the case) whether the promised delivery volumes will…

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From Saturday to Sunday, there were 69 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (131 cases), this is a minus of 62 cases. Thus, the 7-day incidence also decreases to 7.70. The number of active cases has also dropped to 2,137 as there are 168 new recoveries. Only 4,251 PCR tests were performed in the past 24 hours. A new low since August 10. At that time, only 3,890 tests were performed. The positive rate is currently 1.62 percent. In addition, there has been one additional death…

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From Friday to Saturday, there were 176 new Corona infections in Austria. Compared to the previous week (136), the figure is 40 cases higher. Thus, the 7-day incidence increases slightly and is now 8.39. Since the number of recovered is 187, at least the number of active cases has decreased to 2,255. In addition, there are two new deaths associated with Covid-19 infection. However, since there has also been a data cleanup at the same time, there is one fewer death overall. In the past 24 hours, 66,800 PCR tests…

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From Thursday to Friday, there were 94 new Corona infections in Austria. This means that the numbers are once again below 100, which is the fourth time this week that there were fewer than 100. In addition, fewer than 200 patients had to be treated in hospitals on Friday for the first time in months. Exactly 197 Covid 19 infected persons were in hospitals. Three deathsSince the start of the pandemic, there have already been more than 650,000 positive test results in Austria – exactly 650,016 people were thus already…

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The spread of the variant first discovered in India is already at 25 percent in Austria. In a few weeks, it could already be credited with most new infections. The so-called delta variant of the coronavirus, first detected in India, is also spreading rapidly in Austria. Virologist Andreas Bergthaler estimates that, based on AGES figures from the previous week, this mutation now accounts for 25 percent of new infections. In a few weeks, the delta variant could dominate 90 percent of case incidence. Bergthaler pointed out, however, that there are…

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A cell phone signature is required to access the Green Passport. In the Vienna City Hall, there is now a dedicated point of contact for the issuance, thereby no pre-registration is necessary. With a cell phone signature, access is possible not only to numerous official applications, but also to the Green Passport. For this reason, a rush of signature applications is expected at Vienna City Hall, for example. In order to cushion this, a contact point has now been opened there, where cell phone signatures can be issued without prior…

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First, the 90-plus seniors in the retirement homes were vaccinated. Then it was the turn of the high-risk and at-risk patients. Then, one by one, the 70-plus, 60-plus, 50-plus and 40-plus age cohorts followed. In between, the company vaccinations were released – here appointments were given without regard to age. The 12- to 17-year-olds already get their jabs as part of the parent-child vaccination program, and everyone between the ages of 18 and 30 will soon be able to get their jabs with Johnson&Johnson at vaccination parties – “heite.at” reported.…

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The Ministries of Health and Interior have reported 77 newly registered coronavirus cases within the last 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. today). The states reported these numbers to the national crisis team. 10,697 people have died as a result of coronavirus so far. Currently, 217 people are receiving hospital treatment for coronavirus, 70 of whom are in intensive care units. 7-day incidence according to AGES at 10.5According to the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), the 7-day incidence, i.e. the number of new infections with the coronavirus in…

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