COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
| COVID-19 pandemic in Austria | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Austria |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Ischgl |
| Arrival date | 8 February 2020 (5 years, 4 months, 1 week and 2 days ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 6,082,444 |
| Active cases | 22,331 |
| Recovered | 589,534 |
Deaths | 22,534 |
| Fatality rate | 1.65% |
| Vaccinations |
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| Government website | |
| Ministry of the Interior (in German) | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Austria was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In Austria, a pair of cases were confirmed on 25 February 2020. The cases involved a 24-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman who were travelling from Lombardy, Italy, and were treated at a hospital in Innsbruck. According to new figures released by Austrian authorities on 23 June, the first case in the country was recorded in Ischgl, Tyrol on 8 February.
As of 4 February 2023, a total of 20,369,447 vaccine doses have been administered.