When it comes to the number of intensive care beds, on the other hand, he only expects to reach the highest level in two to three weeks. According to the crisis management team, there were 332 sick people on Thursday, four fewer than the day before in normal wards, but 35 patients had to be cared for by four more in intensive care.
Every Thursday, Popper prepares a forecast for the development of Corona for the state of Upper Austria. This time he expected the current seven-day incidence to drop from 2,171 to around 1,500 by mid-March. However, the downturn is slower because of the BA.2 subtype. In addition, that variant of the virus lengthens the overall omicron wave, which also leads to a longer occupancy of the normal wards, informed the office of Governor Thomas Stelzer (ÖVP) after the meeting.
Source: Nachrichten
