As with the other two infected, it is a returnee, from which country was not reported. Sequencing by AGES is still ongoing for all cases, and the first results are expected next week. A total of 14 people were in quarantine on Sunday because of the Omikron variant.
850 new cases in Upper Austria
As for the general corona situation in the country, the decline in the number of new infections, which is also registered nationwide, continued on Sunday. 850 new cases have been reported in Upper Austria since Saturday, a week ago the value was 2263 new infections. In total, 16,244 Upper Austrians suffered from a Covid infection on Sunday, according to the crisis team.
Slight decline in hospitals
There was also a decline among those Upper Austrians who were being treated in hospital for a severe Covid disease: The number of those hospitalized fell by 18 to 443. In the intensive care units, on the other hand, only a slight decrease was recorded: there are still 122 intensive care beds occupied with Covid patients, one less than the day before. 78 percent of those sick who need intensive medical care are not fully vaccinated, according to the country’s crisis team.
Source: Nachrichten
