According to the Ministry of Health, the number of daily infections is approaching 2,000, and the coefficient of infection is 1.24 • The number of critically ill patients has risen to 318, of which 100 are respirators. The new restrictions
The Ministry of Health updated this morning (Thursday) that yesterday 1,828 people were diagnosed in Corona, out of 73,146 tests performed.
The percentage of positive for the virus is 2.6%, and the coefficient of infection is 1.24.
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To date, 2,934 people have died from the virus in Israel and about 351,000 have been infected.
The number of active patients in Israel is 15,716.
564 patients are hospitalized in hospitals around the country, with 318 in critical condition and 100 of them respirators.
The number of medical staff who are in solitary confinement stands at 1,895 people, of whom 262 are physicians and 597 are nurses and nurses.
In addition, there are 29 cities and authorities in Israel that are defined as "red", including Afula, Abu Ghosh, Gadiida Makr, Zemer, Ilut, Peki'in (Buqaia) and Kiryat Bialik.
Dimona was defined as an orange city and Ashkelon turned from green to yellow.
On the other hand, Ramat Hasharon and Taibeh turned from orange to yellow, and Yavne, Yehud and Netivot turned green.
Meanwhile, the government will convene today for a meeting that was postponed from yesterday, during which a decision is expected to be made on the restrictions that will apply during the Hanukkah holiday period.
According to the proposals formulated by the Ministry of Health, severe restrictions will apply in the evening hours to the Jewish population during the Hanukkah holiday.
Citizens will be prohibited from meeting with others inside or outside their homes from 5:30 pm until the morning, except with members of the nuclear family.
The same restrictions will apply to the Christian population at Christmas.
The ministers will also approve the admission indices for tight restraint, according to which if the number of patients exceeds 2,000 per day and the coefficient of infection reaches 1.3, the restrictions will be tightened.
Another decision that will be approved is forcing returnees from several red states to go into isolation upon their return, or conducting two corona tests.
The Ministry of Health explained that the purpose of the restrictions is to prevent gatherings during the holidays.