The number of Corona new infections and the actively infected are on the rise again. According to the authorities, from Friday to Saturday 8,321 new infections registered. That’s well above the seven-day average of 6,790 cases. The number of active cases also increased by 3,835 people to 66,972 in one day. The number of patients hospitalized with Corona has also increased.
According to the latest data from Friday, there are currently 1,034 people with SARS-CoV-2 in hospital. That’s 68 more than the day before. The number of patients in the intensive care unit also increased. currently have to 61 people treated in intensive care go. This number increased by six from Thursday to Friday and increased by eleven patients in one week.
Total deaths so far 20,712
ONE death it was on friday. There were 21 deaths in the last seven days. Overall, the Covid 19 pandemic has claimed 20,712 lives in Austria since its inception. The seven-day incidence is currently included throughout Austria 526.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Broken down by federal state, Upper Austria currently has the highest seven-day incidence with 676.2, followed by Tyrol, Salzburg and Carinthia (573.9, 541.4 and 532.9, respectively). Then come Lower Austria (516.1), Styria (492), Vienna (451.8), Burgenland (448.5) and Vorarlberg (415.9).
More vaccines were given on Friday. 10,331 points were administered yesterday, of which 8,791 were booster vaccinations (4th, 5th and all additional vaccination doses). 5,298,111 people and therefore 58.7 percent of Austrians are validly vaccinated as per the recommendation of the National Vaccination Committee (NIG). A total of 650,881 people have received a booster vaccine so far. The protection rate is highest in Burgenland at 66.1%. In Lower Austria, 61.9 percent of the population has basic immunization, in Styria 60.4 percent. After Tyrol (57.3), Vienna (56.8), Carinthia (55.7), Vorarlberg (55.7) and Salzburg (55), Upper Austria follows with 54.4 percent.
It has been in Austria since the beginning of the pandemic 5,066,790 confirmed cases given away. Recovered since the beginning of the epidemic 4,979,106 people.