Category: Austrian News

1,536 new infections with coronavirus in Austria were reported on Monday. The number of deaths related to SARS-CoV-2 increased by 24 to 6,747 within 24 hours, according to figures released by the health and interior ministries. Per 100,000 population, there have been 75.8 deaths from or with Covid-19 so far. The number of positive test results rose to a total of 382,258 (Jan. 11, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), while that of people recovered from infection increased by 1,781 to 355,530. The number of active cases thus fell below the 20,000 threshold…

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The registrations of retirement and nursing homes to call for vaccines are now fully implemented, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober reported Sunday. Already 111,515 vaccine doses were called off with midnight. With end of this week approximately 30,000 vaccinations against Corona will have been accomplished. The federal provinces are requested to ensure that the notifications by the homes, which have not yet been made, are implemented quickly. The development is very positive, he said. The strategy with a massive expansion of antigen testing is working, the department head said. In the…

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To date, there have been 380,722 positive test results in Austria. As of today (January 10, 2021, 09:30 a.m.), 6,723 people across Austria have died as a result of coronavirus, with 36 deaths added in the past 24 hours. 353,749 people have recovered. Currently, 2,246 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the coronavirus, and of these, 372 of the ill are in intensive care units. The new infections since the last report are divided among the provinces of Austria as follows:Burgenland: 52Carinthia: 119Lower Austria: 369Upper Austria: 201Salzburg: 180Styria: 190Tyrol:…

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Austria is still in lockdown until January 24, then the government wants to get the Corona numbers under control with a new testing strategy. “The next few months until sufficient Austrians are vaccinated will still be challenging. The goal is that in the phase after the lockdown, with as many tests as possible, the incidence of infection will be kept under control as much as possible,” explains Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. The Federal government has agreed with the SPÖ on the new testing strategy. After the lockdown, it will once again…

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Today, Sunday, 30,000 vaccinations would be carried out, and on Monday 34,535 doses would be delivered for vaccination. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said. As is well known, the start of vaccination – from December 27 to January 5, less than 6,000 people were vaccinated – was anything but successful. Since this week, however, the pace has finally been set. In addition, there were already orders for the delivery of 106,680 doses to retirement and nursing homes from Monday. A total of 106,680 doses had already been called up by the…

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In view of the pandemic development, all attention is currently focused on the implementation of a vaccination strategy. Recently, there had been criticism from several sides that the approach was too slow. The federal and state governments have now further coordinated their strategy, which has been in the planning stage since November. The principle of decentralized organization was confirmed: The states are responsible for inoculation on the spot. But the real challenge lies elsewhere. According to the Ministry of Health, vaccines were delivered to 30,150 people across Austria yesterday. These…

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2,278 new infections with the coronavirus were reported across Austria within 24 hours on Saturday. Another 46 people died in connection with Covid-19, bringing the total number of Corona deaths to 6,687, according to figures released daily by the Interior and Health ministries. Per 100,000 population, there have been 75.1 SARS-CoV-2-related deaths in Austria so far. Styria recorded the most covid deaths so far per 100,000 inhabitants, with a figure of 114.7 (absolute: 1,492 deaths). Vienna holds at 62.1 (absolute: 1,187) in this breakdown per 100,000 population, with only Lower…

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The number of new Corona infections in Austria has dropped slightly: 2063 cases were recorded in the past 24, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) said at a press conference Friday. 2314 infected people have recovered; 2371 patients are being treated in hospitals, 371 of them in intensive care units. On Thursday, 2354 had been in hospital and 373 in intensive care beds. The number of deaths continues to be high: Within the past 24 hours, 73 people who died from or with Covid-19 were reported. “The infection figures must continue…

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Within the past 24 hours (as of 9:30 a.m. Thursday), 2540 new coronavirus infections have been reported across Austria. 43 more people have died of or with coronavirus infection since yesterday. Lower Austria recorded the most new infections in 24 hours, with 522 new cases. 442 were reported in Vienna, 378 in Salzburg, 284 in Carinthia, 273 in Upper Austria and 264 in Styria. There were 150 new infections in Vorarlberg, 142 in Tyrol and 85 in Burgenland. As of Thursday morning, a total of 2354 patients were receiving hospital…

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