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22 deaths related to Covid-19 are on Friday Upperösterreich has been informed. Those affected were between 71 and 99 years old. 16 of them died on Thursday or Friday, six earlier. Among the 1,891 new infections reported Thursday through Friday, 159 late reports are also due to technical problems with the federal EMS.
In view of the current situation, the Lieutenant Governor of the State Governor, Christine Haberlander (ÖVP), called for refraining from risk sports and other dangerous activities that could end up in the hospital so as not to further overload hospitals.
The situation is very serious and “‘very serious’ can very quickly turn into ‘very dramatic'”. Meanwhile, more than 15,000 people in Upper Austria are corona-positive, almost 37,000 in quarantine. Currently, 982 patients with Covid-19 are being treated in state hospitals, 121 of them in intensive care units.
“Every accident is too much”
“Refrain from dangerous sports and other dangerous activities and let’s keep the measures together. So that the health system can continue to function as usual,” Haberlander asked the Upper Austrians on Friday. Every accident is too much. “Let’s protect our loved ones by protecting hospitals from overload.”
On the occasion of the 50th victim of death in the state capital, Linz Mayor Klaus Luger (SPÖ) noted that there have now been three times more deaths per crown than in spring. It is similar in the state: across Upper Austria, 273 people have died from or with Covid-19, 61 of them in early June, the rest since late July.
State hospitals have been postponing interventions that are not absolutely necessary for some time, the intensive care capacities of currently 150 intensive care beds and ventilation for corona patients will be increased to 200 next week if necessary. According to the crisis team, they are in preparation and will be called when necessary or when they are really needed. Alternative neighborhoods are also being planned or prepared.
No bottlenecks in testing
There is apparently no shortage of testing at the moment – the replenishment of PCR test kits is monitored weekly and there are currently no bottlenecks, according to the crisis team. Of the antigen tests, which are also in great demand in the world market, a first tranche provided by AGES was distributed to nursing homes and elderly people.
Larger order deliveries are expected soon from the state of Upper Austria, 12,000 pieces have already arrived and more are expected weekly. Antigen testing is performed primarily by resident physicians, which currently works well.
