The woman, who was admitted to the intensive care unit a few days ago, suffered from a severe background illness. • The hospital reported: "Participants in family grief" • The Ministry of Health has announced a sharp increase in the number of corona patients in Israel - 214 new patients since yesterday and a total of 1,656, of which 31 are hospitalized In a difficult situation

Wolfson Hospital announced Tuesday afternoon that a 67-year-old who was hospitalized a few days after she was infected with Corona has died. The patient, who was hospitalized in the ICU in recent days, suffered from severe background illness. "Our intensive care team has been fighting for her life with great dedication, even her condition has deteriorated and despite intensive care she has died," the hospital said. "We are participating in the grief of the family, they have been notified about our social work teams and contacts with them."

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This morning, the Ministry of Health announced that the number of Corona patients in Israel had first crossed the 1,500 threshold to 1,656. The number of patients in serious condition rose to 31, as did the number of patients in moderate condition who had jumped from 40 to 47. 1528 people were diagnosed with mild condition. However, the number of recoverers also rose to 49. All in all, this is an increase of over 500 in less than 48 hours.

At this time, five hospitalized patients, four in the middle and fifth state, who arrived last night, are residents of 34-year-old Majar, a heavy smoker who came to the hospital with cough and loss of appetite. He was hospitalized in a minor condition in the Corona's designated ward and his family were asked to go into solitary confinement.

In the meantime, Ichilov Hospital reported that the man's test results, in his 40s, who passed away last night at the hospital and tested if he was in Corona - returned negative.

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Dozens of senior doctors, department heads and hospitals in the country have come out last night with an unprecedented call to replace Health Ministry CEO Moshe Bar Seaman and appoint a doctor instead. "We must make our voices heard," the medical staff wrote in a letter to "State of Israel" "Citizens did not take to the streets for the destruction of the public health system - and the day of judgment came."

The authors added: "These days, decisions are being taken from clinical realities in the field and delayed vital decisions. The leadership of the campaign has failed the criteria for corona testing. "Fighting" without the appropriate weapons. Unfortunately, the token has not yet fallen. The protection of medical teams' health is partial, inadequate and in many places does not exist at all. It puts our ability to win the campaign at risk. "

Participating in the preparation of the news: Adi Hasmonay