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In particular, there are many new cases in Vienna, Upper Austria and Tyrol. Governor Platter wants new measures there.
A significant increase was recorded Wednesday in the number of new infections and brought a new record: while just over 1,000 new cases were reported on Tuesday, there were 1,346 new infections in the 24 hours of Wednesday. The highest number was again recorded in Vienna, although a relatively high number of new infections were also found in Upper Austria and Tyrol.
New infections by federal state:
Vienna: 402
Upper Austria: 234
Tyrol: 184
Lower Austria: 139
Salzburg: 134
Vorarlberg: 77
Carinthia: 72
Steiermark: 62
Burgenland: 42
According to the Ministry of Health and Interior, the number of deaths related to Covid-19 increased by eleven people to 872 deaths during the same period. Of 654 people hospitalized, 43 more than yesterday Tuesday, 112 needed intensive care.
The number of active cases also increased from 11,516 to 11,954. In a weekly comparison, this means an increase of 25 percent, the number of deaths increased by five percent in this period and the number of hospitalizations by more than 18 percent.
Almost 17,000 PCR tests were added in one day, the proportion of those who tested positive was 7.9 percent. 5,523 tests were reported in Vienna, the 402 new infections resulting in a positive participation of 7.3 percent for the federal capital.
Tirol wants more measures
In Tyrol, Governor Günther Platter declared that “more measures will be necessary”. There will also be talks between the federal states and the federal government about it in the coming days. There are “problems” especially in the private sector. Here you will consider what you can “do in addition”. The “biggest problem” one has is current travel advisories, the governor said.
He never wanted to go back to the situation where he had to say to the Tyrolese, “Stay home,” Platter said Wednesday on Question Time at the Tyrolean state parliament. A second block should be avoided.
“We are in a difficult situation again,” Platter said, referring to 183 new infections in the last 24 hours in Tyrol. Platter warned that if this development continued to the same extent for a few more weeks, it would revert to the situation it was in April. On tourism, Platter raised concerns about considerations in Germany to introduce a five-day quarantine for those returning from vacation. This would be fatal for tourism, the country manager said.
Tennengau is another hotspot
The Tennengau region remains a hotspot in Salzburg. After private celebrations, the number of new infections increased rapidly. According to the state of Salzburg, the district, also known as Hallein, had the highest number in Austria with 235 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days.
The event ban has been in effect in Hallein since Tuesday, private parties outside the living space are prohibited. Given that the number of people infected with Covid-19 is particularly high in the municipality of Kuchl (841 new infections were recorded per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days), the curfew in the municipality was also brought forward at 5 p.m.
Supermarket and kindergarten groups
On Wednesday, further growth was recorded in Lower Austrian coronavirus clusters. The number of sick people in a care and support center in Zistersdorf rose from four to 27, the office of the State Health Councilor Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (SPÖ) said. In connection with the central warehouse of a supermarket chain in St. Pölten, two more cases were found, now there were twelve people infected. The selection of the 400 employees should be completed on Thursday (morning). Another infection was also reported in a nursing home in Maria-Enzersdorf (Mödling district), with 37 registered infected people.
According to a spokesperson for the regional councilor, 28 new infections in the state are related to daycare or school. Currently 9,897 people are in quarantine in Lower Austria.
(red./APA)
