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A new record was reached with 2,252 and at the same time Upper Austria had by far the highest value in a comparison of the federal states. The country’s crisis team reported five deaths on Saturday night. Including a 51-year-old woman from the Grieskirchen district. The remaining deceased were between 77 and 91 years old. As of Friday, 341 employees and 352 residents had tested positive for Covid-19 in the 84 nursing homes and retirement homes in Upper Austria. As of Saturday noon, 11,875 people were infected with the corona virus statewide.
Tense situation in hospitals
The situation in hospitals is tense. According to the Corona board of the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), 659 Covid 19 patients were in Upper Austria on Saturday. Hospitals, 79 of them in intensive care. The houses currently have 250 intensive care beds, 100 of which are reserved for Covid 19 cases. Next week there will be an increase of 50 beds.
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The approach is now applied to acute illness care, be it Covid-19 or other illnesses that need urgent treatment, according to the country’s crisis team. As a result, the services provided in all hospitals would be postponed with immediate effect and those affected will be personally informed by the hospitals directly.
Anschober tweets about parties
Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens), who comes from Upper Austria, attributes the huge increase in corona infections in his state to the parties. “Today I was in Upper Austria. Dozens of people said that there had been a lot of parties last weekend, with the motto: ‘One day before the confinement.’ I don’t know if that’s true. If it’s true, it’s dramatic. Because We see it in today’s numbers. Not just in Upper Austria. ” Anchober wrote this on Twitter Saturday night.
