1,319 people were diagnosed as having been positive for Corona in the last 24 hours • The number of tests performed also broke a record - 25,270 • The positive test rate in Eitan Illit - 16%
The Corona in Israel: Peak record since the outbreak of the epidemic
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Yossi Seliger
The second wave in Israel: According to data released this morning (Wednesday) by the Information and Knowledge Center of the Israel Defense Forces and the Ministry of Health, a record number of corona virus-infected persons has reached a record of 1,319 in the past day. .
The rate of tests found to be positive is also extremely high - over 5% of people tested were found to be respiratory virus carriers. Among other things, a high rate of positive tests was recorded in Betar Illit, which last night decided to close it - about 16% positive tests in the last seven days.
Raanana also announced that at least 25 Metro West and Ostrovsky high school students in Corona were contracted during privately-run private sophomore graduation ceremonies - a particularly high 9% positive test rate over the past seven days. Leading the table: Kiryat Malachi, Bnei Brak and Modi'in Illit, where the percentage of positive tests was 9%, 10% and 11%, respectively.
Ministry of Health instructions to prevent the spread of the Corona virus in Israel // Courtesy of the Ministry of Health
The number of active patients in Israel currently stands at 13,841. 343 people have so far died from cubid 19, and 18,376 have recovered from the virus. To date, 1,144,742 tests have been conducted in the aggregate.
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"The closure will make Elite Betar a corona hatchery"
The special ministerial committee decided last night to impose a week-long closure on the ultra-Orthodox city, in order to stop the spread of the Corona virus. Because the city is in Judea and Samaria, the military has the authority to impose a closure. Mayor Meir Rubinstein attacked the decision, blaming the Ministry of Health for not giving city residents enough time to organize for it.
"I sent a letter to the Minister of Health demanding the cancellation of the expected closure of the city," Rubinstein wrote, "Like the office's conduct over the last period, the decisions are made arbitrarily without any consultation and cooperation with the local authority.
"Regarding the closure itself: I strongly oppose the closure, which will do nothing and only make the city the virus's incubator. We are begging for evacuation of patients for weeks and we have a regular plan in place, but in vain. Taking patients out of town.
Mayor Rubinstein also added: "A closure announcement that comes out at 11:00 pm, when most of the city's residents are asleep, is a disgrace. The residents of Beitar Illit will wake up to a closed and closed city tomorrow without having to do so. I myself received the message through the media. The Ministry of Health in dealing with the second wave is embodied in this outrageous decision. "
