A staff member checks 2G (vaccinated, recovered) certifications at a store in Vienna, Austria, on Jan. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)
It was the first time that daily COVID-19 cases in the Alpine country, with a population of around 9 million, have topped 50,000 since the beginning of the pandemic.
VIENNA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Austria on Wednesday reported 58,583 new COVID-19 infections in the previous 24 hours, a new daily record, according to data from the country's Interior Ministry.
It was the first time that daily COVID-19 cases in the Alpine country, with a population of around 9 million, have topped 50,000 since the beginning of the pandemic.
A total of 3,033 people in Austria are now hospitalized with coronavirus, and 221 of them are in intensive care units.
A man wearing a FFP2 mask walks on a street in Vienna, Austria, on Jan. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)
However, health authorities said there is currently no overload on the health system.
The country has seen surging cases since it dropped most of its COVID-19 restrictions earlier this month.
Austrian broadcaster ORF on Wednesday quoted health experts as saying that daily infection numbers and the number of hospitalized patients in Austria will continue to increase significantly till the end of March. ■
