Category: Austrian News

Currently, 1,983 people are in hospital treatment due to Corona, 437 of them in intensive care units. From Sunday to Monday, slightly more than 2,400 new infections were reported in Austria – specifically 2,412. This is the highest Monday figure since mid-December. In hospitals, almost 2,000 covid patients had to be treated. There was also a significant increase in intensive care units. Since Sunday alone, 27 more infected people have been added. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 population rose to 237.1 across Austria on Monday. Within the past week, 21,101…

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Today, three new vaccination centers will open in Vienna. Each can vaccinate 2,000 people per week. However, capacities will be expanded as more vaccine becomes available. There have been eight vaccination centers in Vienna so far. Now three more of the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK) will be added. They are located in the Hanusch Hospital in Penzing, the Health Center Neubau in Andreasgasse and the Health Center Floridsdorf in Karl-Aschenbrenner-Gasse. Waiting for more vaccineInitially, a total of 6,000 people per week will be vaccinated at the three new sites.…

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With 2713 new infections in 24 hours, the Health and Interior Ministry figures on Sunday have now fallen below that mark after four consecutive days above 3000. Over the past seven days, an average of 2941 cases were added daily. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 population was 231.3, well above the 200 mark. Last Sunday, 2503 new infections had been registered. Of 1885 (up 41) hospital patients, 410 (up 16) required intensive care. The number of deaths since yesterday was 22, below the weekly average of 28.7 – in one…

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March 20, 2021 – The coronavirus continues to spread in Austria. As a result, more than 3,300 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. Austria continues to fail to get a grip on the coronavirus. Thus, the number of new infections has steadily increased so far this week. 1,896 cases were reported on Monday, 2,521 on Tuesday, 3,239 on Wednesday, 3,357 on Thursday and 3,515 on Friday yesterday – it was the worst Corona day so far in the still young year 2021. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober…

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The Vienna Regional Sanitary Directorate and the Medical Crisis Staff of the City of Vienna provide regular information on the current number of cases and other key figures on the Covid 19 virus. As of Saturday, 105,668 positive tests have been confirmed in the federal capital since the pandemic began. 95,702 people have recovered. The number of deaths linked to the virus is 1,814, meaning the federal capital currently has 8,152 active cases. The findings reported on Saturday include: ➤ 616 findings as of 3/19-21. ➤ 188 findings from 03/18-21…

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Out of a total of 260,448 Corona tests, 3,515 were positive in the last 24 hours. 42 people have died after a Corona infection in the same period and 2,291 have recovered. Currently, 397 people require treatment in the intensive care unit, while 408 intensive care beds are still available. In total, there have been 508,096 confirmed cases in Austria to date. The breakdown of new infections by province is as follows: Burgenland 106Carinthia 163Lower Austria 751Upper Austria 556Salzburg 276Styria 499Tyrol 236Vorarlberg 51Vienna 877 — sources: ages.at/sozialministerium.at

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Vienna, March 19, 2021 – With votes from the governing ÖVP and Green parties, the latest planned amendment to the Epidemic and Covid 19 Measures Act passed the National Council’s health committee yesterday. According to parliamentary correspondence, the amendment includes stricter regulatory options for meetings, for tests and regulates “vaccination privileges.” There were more than 35,000 comments on the original version, and now an amended version has been sent to the plenary. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) said according to the parliamentary information, the review process had provided valuable feedback,…

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Within 24 hours, 3,357 positive tests have been registered in Austria, the health and interior ministries reported Thursday. Compared to Thursday of last week, that’s up by 829 cases. With minus 37, the number of hospitalized fell slightly to 1,814, also that of patients in intensive care units fell by 14 to 386. 8,982 people have died of or with Corona since the outbreak of the pandemic. From Wednesday to Thursday, 26 new deaths have been added. Meanwhile, 100.9 people per 100,000 population have died in Austria in connection with…

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On Wednesday, 3,239 new corona virus infections were reported in Austria within the past 24 hours. More than 1,000 cases occurred in Vienna. To date, there have been 501,224 positive test results in Austria. As of today (March 17, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), 8,956 people across Austria have died as a result of corona virus and 463,714 have recovered. Currently, 1,851 people are undergoing hospitalization for corona virus. Of these, 400 are being cared for in intensive care units. New coronavirus infections in the provinces:Burgenland: 82Carinthia: 132Lower Austria: 708Upper Austria: 493Salzburg:…

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