3,608 new corona infections on Saturday in Austria
3,608 new SARS-CoV-2 infections were reported in Austria on New Year’s Day on Saturday, as fast as the previous day, when exactly 3,624 new cases were recorded within 24 hours (as of 9.30 a.m.).
Figures above daily average
The number of cases is thus again above the daily average of 2,770, the seven-day incidence rose to 217.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Number of hospital patients is falling
The number of hospital patients, however, continued to decrease and fell to 1,004 people. This is a decrease of 61 compared to the previous day, 322 people and thus nine fewer are cared for in an intensive care unit.
16 cities
Sixteen people died with Covid-19, the number is just below the weekly average of 176, a total of 123 such patients were registered in the last seven days – there have been 13,749 since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of active cases rose compared to the previous day 1,240 to 31,417.
One percent of the PCR tests positive
A total of 442,867 PCR and antigen rapid tests have been registered since Friday, including 363,742 meaningful PCR tests, around 100,000 fewer than the previous day. The positive rate of the PCR tests was one percent, twice as much as the weekly average.
Salzburg with the highest positive rate
The highest positive rates of over two percent were registered in Tyrol and Salzburg. The federal state with the highest seven-day incidence is currently Tyrol with 363.4, Vienna, Salzburg and Vorarlberg (284.7, 27 and 249.2 respectively), Burgenland has the lowest value with 138.8.
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Just over 8,000 vaccinations
The number of vaccinations carried out was extremely low due to New Year’s Eve: 8,398 vaccinations were carried out on Friday, on Thursday there were at least 35,000. Overall, according to the data in the e-vaccination pass, they have already received at least one vaccination.
Almost 71 percent with valid vaccination protection
6,325,377 people and thus 70.8 percent of Austrians have valid vaccination protection. The protection rate (valid vaccination certificate) is highest in Burgenland at 76.3 percent, while Upper Austria brings up the rear with 66.4 percent. A total of 22,156 first vaccinations were carried out within the last seven days, 67,727 second stitches and 130,199 third stitches were used.
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New corona infections in Austria
- Burgenland: 62
- Carinthia: 164
- Lower Austria: 510
- Upper Austria: 409
- Salzburg: 486
- Styria: 319
- Tyrol: 402
- Vorarlberg: 116
- Vienna: 1.140
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(Source: APA)