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Vaccination in nursing homes should reduce mortality. Styria has the highest number of deaths.
08.44, March 11, 2021
The first Austrian died a year ago after a corona infection. The 69-year-old Viennese was infected in Italy and succumbed to multiple organ failure at Kaiser-Franz-Josef Hospital on March 12. The pandemic has been in Austria ever since. 8,776 lives cost. In a comparison with the EU, Austria is in the lower midfield. For the third wave of infections that has begun, experts expect the effect of vaccination, especially in nursing homes.
Peter Klimek vom Covid-Prognosekonsortium Despite the third wave of infections that has already begun, a decrease in mortality is basically expected. This is because particularly vulnerable residents of nursing homes and nursing homes were the first to be vaccinated. “Therefore, it could be assumed that the ratio of deaths compared to the number of infections should now decrease markedly.” From his point of view, there is also hope that the increase in the number of infections has recently slowed down. “If this trend continues, it can end safely,” Klimek told the APA. Postscript: “But of course it’s still risky to think about the initial steps.”
The coronavirus caused a particularly high number of deaths in the second wave of pandemics in the fall. While Austria relatively surpassed the first wave in spring, infections first and then deaths skyrocketed after the summer. At the end of the year, Statistics Austria recorded more deaths than since 1983. Of the 90,517 deaths in 2020, seven percent were due to the corona virus. Statistical life expectancy dropped by a good six months, more than ever since records began in 1951.
The Czech Republic in the sad first place
In the EU, the pandemic has so far claimed almost 566,000 deaths – There are 1,272 deaths per crown for every million Europeans. According to the “Our World in Data” platform, it was particularly affected“Czech Republic (2,069), Belgium (1,926), Slovenia (1,878) and former member Great Britain (1,841). With 972 deaths per crown per million inhabitants, Austria is in the low midfield. The second wave of the continent-wide pandemic in autumn claimed the highest number of deaths, especially in neighboring countries to the east. That he criticized in the spring for his special way Sweden, at 1,291, is roughly in line with the EU average..
There are also strong regional differences within Austria. The one that really stands out here Steiermark that with 1,785 deaths per crown both in absolute numbers and in comparison with the population sad peak holds. The country has commissioned a study that should investigate the causes for the summer. Behind Styria follows Vienna (1,741 deaths) in absolute numbers and Carinthia (705 deaths) when compared to the small population. Vorarlberg weathered the crisis comparatively well with 278 deaths per crown.
Cited as a possible reason for the differences. Thomas Czypionka from the Institute for Advanced Study (IHS) Besides differences in the age structure of the population, there are also corona outbreaks in nursing homes and nursing homes: “The main question is how well risk groups are protected.” Because while household residents account for four out of ten corona deaths in Austria, it is more than half in Styria (933 out of 1,785 deaths). The headlines were made by the conditions in a nursing home in St. Lorenzen in Upper Styria in the Mürz Valley, where 18 of the 42 residents died and the armed forces had to intervene to receive care. The case is also still under criminal investigation. Also a case in Kalsdorf south of Graz.
