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In the Tyrolean district of Schwaz, the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) has confirmed eleven more cases of the South African coronavirus mutation.
10:12 PM, Jan 27, 2021
The eleven cases now found in hindsight come mainly from people who tested positive at Schwaz hospital in some cases weeks ago, the country announced Wednesday night. This means that there are a total of 18 confirmed cases of the South African mutant in Tyrol.. The oldest sample is from December 23, it was said. The samples are said to have been sent to AGES or the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna for sequencing in mid-January due to the appearance of the British variant.
“According to the data we have, the swab was already carried out on December 23 on an affected person. The smears of the other people who tested positive, in whom the South African mutation has already been detected, date from December 29 to January 11, “said Elmar Rizzoli, head of the Corona task force. However, it is still unclear where the South African variant was brought to Tyrol or where the mutation began in Tyrol.. According to the responsible health authority, a continuous chain of infections in the Schwaz district hospital cannot be assumed at the moment. Additional official clarifications are ongoing.
Comprehensive PCR tests
About 4,800 people had signed up for the free nationwide PCR tests in the Schwaz district that were offered as of Wednesday. 4,249 Tests they already took place on Wednesday afternoon. So far there has been a positive result for 52 people. They should routinely undergo further testing for the possible presence of a mutation. In addition, more samples from Tyrol are currently being tested for British and South African mutations; the results will be followed in the next few days.
Last Saturday the first seven cases of the South African mutation were confirmed in Tyrol. Five of them in the Schwaz district, as well as one case in each of the Innsbruck-Stadt and Innsbruck-Land districts. Connections to a group at the Münster nursing home and to infections at the Schwaz district hospital were also suspected.
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