Category: Austrian News

For the first time in nearly five weeks, more than 2,000 new infections have been reported in Austria. According to the Interior and Health Ministries, 2,006 new cases were added in the past 24 hours – two and a half weeks after the relaxations. On average over the past week, 1,786 people were thus infected with SARS-CoV-2 every day. The last time more than 2,000 were registered was on January 22, with 2,088 infections. On Monday, the government will decide on further measures and relief. The gastronomy industry hopes for…

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New coronavirus infections in Austria continue to rise. According to the Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Health, 1727 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours. On average over the past week, 1747 were thus infected with SARS-CoV-2 every day, bringing the seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants to 137.4. There was a significant increase in intensive care patients. Here, five percent more had to be cared for than last week. A total of 12,232 new cases were confirmed last week. The number of actively infected persons increased…

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The numbers of COVId 19 infections in Austria are rising: from yesterday to today, 1,270 new cases were registered, and eleven more deaths were reported in connection with Covid-19. By comparison, 1,225 new infections were counted last week, and 1,057 on February 8. The number of deaths increased by eleven, according to the Interior and Health Ministries. Thus, 8,397 people have already died from or with Covid-19 since the pandemic began. Within the past week, nearly 12,000 new infections have been added – exactly 11,932 since last Sunday. Meanwhile, more…

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The weather in Austria will be spring-like this week thanks to an Adriatic high. In some parts of the country, temperatures will scratch the 20-degree mark during the week. A stable and spring-like high-pressure weather promises the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) for the week. It will be mild, temperatures can reach up to 19 degrees in some parts of the country during the day. Only on Friday, the high pressure influence weakens somewhat, the meteorologists reported. High air pressure will provide widespread sunshine and…

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1,184 new infections counted the Ministry of the Interior just a week ago. Already on Saturday, the Corona numbers were dramatically high. Today, at the end of the second opening week after the lockdown, 1,838 new infections and 18 deaths were reported. A look at the previous Sunday shows a dramatic increase: on February 14, authorities recorded 1,184 Corona cases. Meanwhile, the impact of the store openings is also showing up in the statistics. In recent days, there have been above-average numbers of new infections: 1,877 on Saturday, 1,818 on…

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Austrian Presse Agentur (APA) reports that more than 500,000 Corona vaccinations have been carried out in Austria, and more than 200,000 people have already been fully immunized. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) announced this on Sunday. “Next week we expect the delivery of more than 180,000 additional vaccine doses, and in March more than one million,” the department head said. In the second quarter, the volume of deliveries will almost triple compared to the first, he added. Of doses delivered so far – including those already booked for next week…

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The number of confirmed Corona cases has increased significantly in the federal capital in the last 24 hours. The Vienna Regional Sanitary Directorate and the Medical Crisis Staff of the City of Vienna provide regular updates on the current number of cases and other key figures on the Covid 19 virus. As of Saturday, 88,592 positive tests have been confirmed in the federal capital since the pandemic began. The 492 positive tests reported today include nine subsequent reports from the past few days. As recently as yesterday, there were “only”…

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From Friday to Saturday, 1,877 new Corona infections were reported in Austria. That is 59 cases more than the day before. Because 1,629 new recovered people were reported at the same time, the number of actively ill people rose to 15,885 – the highest level in almost a month. Twenty new deaths were also reported, bringing the total so far to 8,368 people who have died with coronavirus and 419,283 who have recovered. There are currently 1,286 people in hospital care due to corona virus, 261 of whom are in…

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Since the beginning of the week (1,225), the numbers increased steadily until they reached a peak of 1,967 new cases on Thursday. On Friday, the numbers decreased slightly. In the last 24 hours, 1,818 new infections were reported. Authorities also recorded 36 deaths in one day. Among new cases Austria-wide within the past 24 hours, 472 positive tests come from Lower Austria out of more than 8,811 PCR tests in the past 24 hours. This is followed by Vienna with 359, Styria with 266 and Upper Austria with 237 new…

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