Hospitalization numbers, on the other hand, are likely to rise for another week or two before falling again. A significant burden for the hospitals is expected until mid-April. Nevertheless, there is also good news for the hospitals: with a falling incidence, more staff should return than are absent.
The BA.1 wave had already passed its peak in February. BA.2, which has been dominant since the last week of February and has been re-fired by the openings, has formed a second peak which has now passed as well. According to the forecast, the numbers are now expected to drop rapidly. How quickly this happens depends on seasonal effects – when the weather is nice, more contacts move outside and the numbers go down faster than when it’s cold and inhospitable.
In Upper Austria, 6,746 new infections were reported on Thursday, the seven-day incidence was 3,503. 420 (minus 19) patients were treated in normal wards and 24 (minus two) patients in intensive care wards.
graphic: Covid patients in hospitals in Austria
Source: Nachrichten
