While influenza-type diseases were seriously effective in Austria, it was reported that approximately 394 thousand new patients with respiratory tract disease were registered in the first week of the December.
In the statement made by the Health and Food Safety Agency (AGES), it was stated that influenza and similar diseases were effective throughout Austria, and the number of daily cases reached the highest levels in the country’s history.
394 thousand new patients in a week
In the statement, it was stated that 4,338 out of every 100 thousand people caught flu and similar respiratory diseases on December 5-12, and 394 thousand new cases were recorded in the country with a population of approximately 9 million.
In the statement, which mentioned that the highest level was detected in 2017 before the Kovid-19 epidemic, it was stated that the number of cases almost doubled in 2022.
In the statement, it was pointed out that the capital city Vienna was one of the places where the flu wave was most effective in the country, and the increase in the number of cases according to the estimates would continue.
In the statement, it was stated that due to the disease spreading very quickly among children, there was an excessive density especially in the pediatric clinics of the hospitals, and therefore, it was stated that the patients were referred to their family doctors or different units. (AA)