According to the Ministry of Health, 37,308 corona tests were performed yesterday - 2,925 of which were positive • The rate of positive - 8.3% • Since midnight, 12 people have died from the virus
2,925 people were diagnosed yesterday (Friday) as being infected with the corona virus, the Ministry of Health updated tonight.
Yesterday, 37,308 tests were performed, and the number of positive tests stands at 8.3%.
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Since midnight, 719 of the 10,275 tests performed have turned out positive, and now the number of active patients in Israel stands at 62,165 people.
1,544 of them are hospitalized, 845 patients are in critical condition and 215 are resuscitated.
Twelve patients died from the virus.
Since the outbreak of the plague in Israel, 289,799 residents of the country have been infected with the virus and 1,914 of them have died.
2,071 health staff members are in isolation.
Earlier in the day, Corona's head of the fight, Prof. Roni Gamzo, visited the Druze communities of Julis and Beit Jann, where he said he hoped only 2,000 people would be diagnosed each day next week.
"If we continue in the same direction, we'll be ready by winter."
Referring to the stages of exit from the quarantine, he said that some gates, where the level of morbidity is still high, may remain in the quarantine according to the traffic light plan, while in other cities some of the restrictions will be removed.
In addition, the corona commissioner called on the public to go and get tested: "If you feel you have some suspicion, if you were close to a patient, a gathering, a meal with friends and did not follow the rules - go get tested. It is impossible to eliminate corona without getting tested. paste".
According to a special report by the IDF Intelligence Division published on Tuesday, up to one-third of all people who recover from the corona virus suffer long-term damage and persistent symptoms, even months after recovering from the virus.
Some studies found that about 10% of recoverers who were defined as mild to mild had symptoms about a month after their recovery, and about 5% reported symptoms even after many months, with some not benefiting over time.
