Vienna, Oct 17, 2020, SPA -- The coronavirus outbreak in Austria reached a new record today, on Saturday as the Health Ministry confirmed 1,747 new cases within the past 24 hours, dpa reported. The previous highest number had been reported on Thursday with 1,552 cases. Case numbers have been rising steadily since early September, when the daily figures were still below 400. The government plans to discuss new health safety measures with representatives of Austria's nine provinces on Monday. In mid-September, the government had lowered the maximum allowed people at public events, banned bars from serving customers who are not seated and mandated wearing of masks in shops. However, this has not stopped the upward trend, as many infections happen in private settings, according to health experts. --SPA 00:06 LOCAL TIME 21:06 GMT 0028 www.spa.gov.sa/w1430909