Category: Austrian News

There are four new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection.From Sunday to Monday, 6,398 new infections were registered in Austria. This is below the 7-day average of 8,435 infections. The 7-day incidence is 663.33, bringing the number of active Corona cases to 87,996. In the past 24 hours, 57,680 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 11.09 percent. In addition, there have been four new deaths related to virus infection. This means that 18,764 people across Austria have died from or with SARS-CoV-2 infection. There…

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In Austria, the summer Corona wave is just building up, which is also evident from the infection figures at the weekend.In the past 24 hours, 7,093 new Corona infections have been recorded in Austria, as reported by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior on Sunday. For comparison, last Sunday, there were still 6,406 new cases. The number of covid patients in hospitals has also increased. Two deaths have been registered since Saturday.As of Sunday, the seven-day incidence was now 641.2 cases per 100,000 population. The province…

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One new death was linked to Covid 19 infection. From Friday to Saturday, 8,912 new infections were registered in Austria. This is above the 7-day average of 8,127 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 639.15. In the past 24 hours, 85,380 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 10.44 percent. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 84,269. There is also one new death. This means that 18,758 people have died from or with SARS-CoV-2 infection across Austria. Currently, 677 people are being…

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The rising infection figures speak a clear language: Corona does not begrudge us a summer break! In the hospitals, more beds for covid patients are freed up again. But new measures remain (for now). Now they are omnipresent again, the Corona sufferers among family and acquaintances. Particularly affected directly are all those who were still spared from Omikron in the spring. On Friday, there were almost 9000 infected people throughout Austria. With 2858 new positive cases, the Federal Capital had the most recent infections. At the beginning of the week,…

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Corona’s new infections continue to rise sharply in Austria. Interior and Health Ministry reported on Friday 8933 new cases within 24 hours. Among the newly infected is Interior Minister Gerald Karner himself. He is suffering from “flu-like symptoms,” according to his spokesman. Last Friday, 4941 new cases had been registered, almost half as many. And the current figures are unlikely to reflect the extent of the entire wave in times of reduced testing. As ” Kurier reports,” data on the viral load of samples from 108 sewage treatment plants show…

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From Thursday to Friday, 8,933 new infections were registered in Austria. This is significantly above the 7-day average of 7,627 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 599.77. In the past 24 hours, 83,376 new PCR tests were made. This results in a positive rate of 10.71 percent. This brings the number of active Corona cases to 80,818. For the first time since late April, more than 80,000 people have been infected simultaneously. In addition, there are eight new deaths. Thus, 18,757 persons with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died so far throughout…

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There were 9,528 new Corona infections in Austria on Thursday in a 24-hour comparison. Six hundred sixty-two people are currently hospitalized with a Corona infection. After more than 10,000 new Corona infections within 24 hours on Wednesday, the number of new cases was back in four figures on Thursday. But on average, case numbers continue to rise. The Interior and Health ministries reported 9,528 new infections Thursday and five more deaths. Hospitals also have to treat more infected patients again. Corona new infections in the provincesBurgenland: 286Carinthia: 473Lower Austria: 1,876Upper…

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After the lifting of Corona restrictions, the federal capital was able to regain the top spot in the “Economist” ranking. After lifting Corona restrictions, Vienna is once again the world’s most livable city. Austria’s capital regained the top spot for the first time since the start of the pandemic in this year’s index published Thursday by the British Economist Group. Last year, Vienna ranked only twelfth. Behind Vienna landed Copenhagen, Zurich, Calgary, Vancouver, and Geneva. These are followed by Frankfurt, Toronto, Amsterdam, Osaka, and Melbourne. Last year, the quality of…

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New Corona infections in Austria are rising rapidly, with 10,898 new cases registered on Wednesday (6/22/2022, as of 9:30 a.m.). The current Corona wave continues to gain momentum. On Wednesday, the number of new infections was again in five figures. The Ministry of Interior and Health reported 10,898 new cases within 24 hours. There was also a significant increase in the number of patients in hospitals. Six hundred fifty-three infected people were hospitalized, 29 more than on Tuesday. There were nine more critically ill patients in intensive care units, with…

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