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Coronavirus in Salzburg: Family clusters in Flachgau account for one third of all cases

The number of new infections has recently also increased in Salzburg. As the authorities announced on Friday afternoon, 94 people are currently infected with the corona virus. In connection with the family cluster in Flachgau, two other people tested positive for Covid-19.

31 people already infected around family clusters in Flachgau

A third of the 94 corona cases in the state can be traced back to the cluster around a family in Flachgau. Overall, the number of positive cases in this connection rose to 31 by Friday afternoon. The cluster was created through a family celebration attended by a sick family member from abroad. In addition, work colleagues and other people from the environment have now tested positive. Contacts were quarantined at home.

Most infections currently fall in the Flachgau (46), followed by the city of Salzburg (25) and the Pinzgau (12). Eight people in Tennengau, two in Pongau and one in Lungau were verifiably infected with the coronavirus.

As the SN reported, the corona virus has reached Salzburg football. Positive tests by players in Puch and Fuschl have already led to game cancellations in the lower house. All players of the teams in question are tested, and several people from the area are already in quarantine at home.

Casino Zell am See: period of contagion extended for guests

As it became known on Wednesday, two employees of Casino Zell am See have tested positive for the corona virus. Guests who visited the casino on August 7th and 8th during the opening hours of the casino and from August 10th to 11th from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. are requested to monitor their health. If you have symptoms such as dry cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, loss of smell and taste with and without a fever, you should also contact the hotline 1450.

An employee of the casino had symptoms on Monday and called the health hotline 1450. The positive test result was there on Tuesday evening. According to district captain’s deputy Monika Vogl, contact management started immediately. 23 employees of the casino who were on duty at the same time as the sick were tested as a precaution. A second positive test result from an employee was finally available on Wednesday.

Those: SN

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