Category: Austrian News

Austria has had more than 20,000 covid deaths since the pandemic began. According to AGES, the number of Corona deaths exceeded 20,000 on Tuesday. Since the start of the pandemic, 20,010 people in Austria have died from or with Covid-19. Figures from the Ministry of Health and Interior had reported 18,738 Corona deaths in the morning. About nine weeks ago, thousands of deaths were subsequently reported by the Ministry of Health, but these are still not fully reflected in the provincial figures. In the past 24 hours, 7,281 new infections…

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Vienna – Health authorities reported a further increase in new Corona infections across Austria on Tuesday. A total of 7,281 new infections and seven deaths were recorded in connection with the coronavirus in the past 24 hours. Seven-day incidence rose to 478, with the highest incidence continuing to be reported in Vienna at 759.2. Lower Austria follows it with 561.4 and Vorarlberg with 491. A total of 41 people with the disease are currently in intensive care units. As of Tuesday, 64,765 cases were active, up 3,421 from Monday. There…

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After the long weekends, the number of new Corona infections is rising rapidly. A problem in the eyes of Corona expert Hans-Peter Hutter. Summer has officially not even begun, and already the Corona numbers are rising again significantly. Five days ago, health authorities reported a high since April with 7,393 new cases. At the start of the week, this number was still considerably lower with 4,933 new infections on Monday – but by Wednesday, Corona experts expect another significant increase. Molecular biologist Ulrich Elling, for example, also expects cases to…

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The number of new Corona infections in Austria continues to rise. On Monday, when the fewest new infections are always reported due to low testing on Sunday – 4,933 more cases were registered. A week ago, there had been 2,905 new infections on Monday. The seven-day incidence rose to 444.2. In addition, three more deaths have been reported since Sunday. There was also a significant increase in hospital patients. 587 infected people are being treated in hospitals Domestic hospitals have had to admit 44 more Covid-19-infected patients since Sunday. On…

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New Corona infections continue to rise in Austria, with 6,406 new cases of the coronavirus reported on Sunday (6/19/2022, 9:30 a.m.). In Vienna alone, there were more than 2,000 new cases. Six thousand four hundred six new infections with coronavirus in Austria have been officially reported within 24 hours until 9:00 a.m. Sunday. This is more than twice as many as in the same period a week ago (2,989). There has been one death since Saturday, with a seven-day average of 4.6. There were 543 covid patients in hospital (16…

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At 9:00 a.m. Saturday, 5,407 new Corona infections were registered in Austria within 24 hours. This is above the average for the past seven days (4,921). A week ago Saturday, the number was 4,107. There have been seven deaths since yesterday, with a seven-day average of 4.9 daily. There were 527 people in the hospital, up by four from the number reported yesterday. 34 Corona patients were cared for in intensive care units (down two since yesterday). The seven-day incidence was 383.6 cases per 100,000 population. As of Saturday, there…

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The rise in new Corona infections continues to gain momentum due to omicron subvariants BA.4/BA.5. Ministries across Austria reported four thousand nine hundred forty-one new infections. A week earlier, this number was 4,271. The nearly 5,000 new infections are thus above the average of 4,735 over the past seven days. The seven-day incidence reached 369.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The day before, it was 361.7. The number of active cases also continues to skyrocket. Currently, 54,534 people are laboring with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Austria. This is 1,813 more than on…

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Family allowance, cold progression, climate bonus: The government is handing billions to the population. How do the benefits reach the population? Relief package: How citizens get their money in concrete termsHigher family allowances, deductions, indexed social benefits, one-time payments for the needy: The Federal government is bringing billions to the people because of high inflation. Specifically, five billion will be paid out this year; 22 billion will follow in the coming years. But how exactly will the money reach the people? Many details are still open, explains Silvia Rocha-Akis, an…

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The numbers continue to rise: 7,093 new Corona infections were registered in Austria yesterday (as of 9:00 a.m. Thursday). This is above the average for the past seven days (4,639). The seven-day incidence was 361.7 cases per 100,000 population. Five deaths related to the disease officially occurred within 24 hours (seven-day average: 4.7 daily). There were 500 people in the hospital on holiday, down by eleven from the number reported yesterday. Thirty-one people were cared for in intensive care units. This number dropped by three since yesterday and is down…

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