The government said 29 per cent of the new infections were caused by the new Omicron variant, but some private labs have reported much higher figures. — Reuters pic
VIENNA, Jan 12 — Austria’s daily new coronavirus infections have risen to a new record of 18,427, newspaper Kronen Zeitung reported today as cases have been surging because of the spread of the extremely contagious Omicron variant.
Daily figures are due to be published later today. — Reuters