10,291 new infections, the highest incidence in Salzburg
The number of corona patients is still in the hospitals. 630,699 rapid PCR and antigen tests were performed within 24 hours.
The number of new infections in Austria is again in five digits: According to authorities, 10,291 people had a positive test in the last 24 hours. A similar number of new infections only occurred during the fourth wave at the end of 2021, in which up to 15,809 cases were reported. In Austria’s hospitals, the number of infected people has meanwhile decreased for the fifth day in a row. 911 corona patients are currently being treated there, nine fewer than the day before.
Due to the infectious omicron variant of the corona virus, the seven-day incidence continues to rise steeply. On Sunday it climbed from 525.1 to 603.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants across Austria. The highest incidence is found in Salzburg with 1,245.9 cases, followed by Tyrol (1,245), Vienna (790.4), Vorarlberg (563.3), Upper Austria (448.3), Lower Austria (446.2), Styria with 334.2 favors per 100,000 inhabitants, Carinthia (328.6) and finally Burgenland (251.7).
Thus there were 69,757 active cases in this country on Sunday, 7,546 more than the day before – an increase of 12.1 percent within 24 hours. Four more cases have also been reported since Saturday; in the last seven days alone, the corona pandemic has claimed 96 lives, and there have been 13,848 causes associated with the virus since the start of the pandemic.
630,699 rapid PCR and antigen tests in 24 hours
The range of tests available at home is also well used on weekends: 630,699 rapid PCR and antigen tests were carried out in the last 24 hours. Of these, 524,412 were meaningful PCR tests with a positive rate of 1.96 percent – which is above the seven-day average of 1.8 percent. The positive rate was highest in the last seven days in Salzburg with 5.5 and in Tyrol with 4.5 percent.
In the last 24 hours, a total of 40,942 vaccinations were performed across Austria. So exactly over 6,323,508 people have valid vaccination protection. According to the data in the e-vaccination pass, a total of 6,649,281 people received at least one vaccination.
The protection rate (valid vaccination certificate) is highest in Burgenland at 76.3 percent. In Lower Austria 72.8 percent of the population have valid vaccination protection, in Styria 70.8 percent. After Vienna (69.7), Tyrol (69.6), Vorarlberg (68), Salzburg (67.7) and Carinthia (67.5), Upper Austria brings up the rear with 66.6 percent.
(APA)