Updated on 03/29/2022 at 12:49 pm
- As of Tuesday, ministries reported 22,830 more people infected.
- In addition, 58 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.
The number of new coronavirus infections in Austria continues to drop at a very high level. As of Tuesday, ministries reported 22,830 more people infected. This is the lowest Tuesday reading in five weeks.
However, 58 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours – so many in one day were last seen in mid-December. The number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals continues to rise, with exactly 3,333 hospitalized as of Tuesday.
On average, 34,000 people were infected with SARS-CoV-2 every day in the past week. In total, there were 237,997 new infections. The seven-day incidence dropped to 2,650.2 cases per 100,000 people on Tuesday. As of Tuesday, there were 382,899 active laboratory-confirmed cases in Austria, down 17,286 from the previous day.
So far, a total of 15,764 dead in Austria
The 58 deaths since Monday are the highest 24-hour number in more than three months. On December 14, authorities reported 64 deaths in one day. Last week alone, 277 infected people died in Austria. In total, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed 15,764 lives in Austria since its inception. 175.5 people per 100,000 population have already died of or with COVID-19.
While the number of new infections is decreasing at a high level, the number of patients continues to increase. Exactly 3,333 infected people had to be treated at the hospital on Tuesday, 74 more than on Monday. 238 seriously ill people are in intensive care units, three fewer than the day before. Last week, however, 13 patients were added.
Lower Austria has the highest seven-day incidence
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been 3,770,412 confirmed cases in Austria. 3,371,749 people have recovered since the beginning of the epidemic. The federal state with the highest seven-day incidence is currently Lower Austria with 3024.9, followed by Vorarlberg (2881.9), Upper Austria (2824.5) and Vienna (2703.5). It is followed by Styria (2,685.4), Burgenland (2,669.5), Salzburg (2,450.3), Carinthia (2,224.2) and Tyrol (1,615.6).
While the number of tests per person is still unlimited, the numbers are already decreasing significantly. A total of 530,126 rapid PCR and antigen tests were recorded in the last 24 hours. Of these, 362,284 were significant PCR tests, 6.3 percent were positive. Last week, an average of more than 404,500 PCR analyzes were examined every day, the positive rate was 8.8%.
69.1 percent have valid vaccines
As of Monday, 2,819 corona vaccinations were administered across Austria, compared with just 23,185 last week. According to e-vaccination card data, a total of 6,814,128 people have already received at least one vaccine. Exactly 6,208,775 people and therefore 69.1% of Austrians have a valid vaccination.
The protection rate (valid vaccination certificate) is highest in Burgenland at 75.3%. In Lower Austria, 71.3 percent of the population has valid vaccination protection, in Styria 69.9 percent. After Vienna (68.3), Tyrol (67.1), Carinthia (66.1), Salzburg (65.3) and Vorarlberg (65.1), Upper Austria follows with 64.7 percent. ©APA
Updated on 03/29/2022 at 19:23
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