Salzburg tightened measures + Austria becomes a high-risk area for Germany
With 1,487 likes, a new record number of new infections was registered in the state of Salzburg today. The seven-day-day incidence also rose to the worrying high of 1,095, according to a broadcast from the country. With 8,863 people, never before have so many people been actively infected with the virus at the same time. However, the high values were also due to many late registrations after the most recent problems in the PCR laboratories.
As of Thursday morning, 171 people were in the hospital, 21 of them in the intensive care unit. Compared to the previous day, three more patients have died. According to national statistics, 79 percent of Covid patients in the normal ward and 65 percent of Covid patients in the intensive care unit were over 65 years old. The proportion of those who were fully immunized was 52.5 percent in the normal ward yesterday, and 32 percent in the intensive care ward. “For us medical professionals, this is proof that we have to be quick with the booster vaccination, and that’s us,” said the country’s vaccination coordinator, Rainer Pusch.
But it is also a fact that most people who have been vaccinated are protected from severe disease and death. “The vaccination protection declines over time. It is therefore very important that all those who die by mid-June get a refresher before Christmas.” There are numerous opportunities to get vaccinated in Salzburg.