Ongoing analyzes of the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater have recently shown a significant increase in evidence of the coronavirus in most states. The number of positive tests among the population is still stagnant in almost all age groups, the Covid prediction consortium reports in its update published Wednesday. However, earlier waves were also characterized by a time lag in the rise compared to the wastewater signal.
The share of variants BQ.1, BQ.1.1 and BQ.1.10 grew from 21.2 percent in calendar week 45 to approximately 30 percent in the penultimate week 46. Due to the increasing share of these variants, an acceleration of the infection process can be expected , explained the experts of the Vienna University of Technology, MedUni Vienna and Gesundheit Austria GmbH. To what extent or from when this is reflected in reported positive tests is “unforeseeable”.
No higher Covid-specific system load feared
In any case, there is no reason to assume that these omicron subvariants lead to more hospital admissions. It should therefore not be assumed that there will be a significantly higher Covid-specific system load than in the last two waves of infection in July and October.
According to the current forecast, there will be a slight increase in the level of deposits in hospitals in the next two weeks. On December 14, beds occupied by infected people are expected in normal wards 738 to 1193 across Austria, with an average of 938 beds after 878 on (yesterday) Tuesday. The average Covid coverage in intensive care units should remain the same at 66 seriously ill (fluctuation range 48 to 92 affected).
Source: Krone
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