Omikron cases are increasing: is the test system in Salzburg reaching its limits?
St. Johann and Flachau are particularly affected. Patients from the Pongau are sent to other districts for official tests.
The number of corona infections continues to rise sharply in Salzburg. 513 new cases registered with health officials on Tuesday. A large part of the infections is now due to the new Omikron variant: So far, 1246 Omikron cases have been confirmed in Salzburg, the variant accounts for more than 60 percent of new infections, says state statistician Gernot Filipp in the meantime. The main focus of the Omikron wave is currently in the Pongau, “it is also slowly starting in Tennengau,” says Filipp.
The general practitioner Stefan Zerza, who worked in St. …
Accessed on 04.01.2022 at 10:52 on https://www.sn.at/salzburg/chronik/omikron-faelle-haben-zu-gelangt-das-testsystem-in-salzburg-an-seine-grenzen-114988978