The number of corona patients decreased by 1,240 at midnight • The number of patients in critical condition increased by 37 • The number of deaths in the plague stands at 3,663 • So far we have vaccinated more than 1.7 million people
The Ministry of Health published this evening (Sunday) the report on the state of the spread of the corona in Israel. According to the data, at midnight there was a decrease in the number of active patients standing at 1,240 people. However, 37 critically ill patients have been added so far.
Yesterday, 5,131 new carriers were identified in Israel, which is 6.3% out of 81,887 new tests.
To date, 3,430 new carriers have been identified which is 7.3% out of 47,044 new tests.
The number of active corona patients in Israel currently stands at 68,681 people.
Photo: Magen Israel spokeswoman
The number of people hospitalized is 1,693 people, of whom 1,056 are in critical condition, of whom 306 are in critical condition and 245 are respiratory.
The number of medical staff in isolation is 5,489, of whom 626 are doctors and 1,410 nurses.
The death toll in Israel in the plague stands at 3,663 people.
The number of vaccinated so far stands at 1,783,904 people.
"We may soon see the effects of the closure"
Corona's commissioner, Prof. Nachman Ash, held a press briefing this morning during which he said that "the first effect of the vaccines is noticeable after 10 days. We hope to see a decrease in the number of serious patients as early as next week."
He added: "This is the third day of the closure. We are in a race between the disease and the vaccine. We aim to vaccinate as many people as possible. We also saw an increase in morbidity over the weekend. 5,000 verified on Saturday - this is higher than other Saturdays. "But it seems to be starting to flatten out. However, the number of serious patients is higher than in the second wave."
"The closure is set for two weeks and will end next week between Thursday and Friday. These days we are thinking about what the goals will be for leaving the quarantine. The exit indices will include the number of patients, patients in critical condition and the R (infection coefficient).
Was the closure successful?
Asked the Corona Commissioner.
"It's too early to decide. We see different pictures and different testimonies. Some have experienced traffic jams and others have traveled on empty roads. We operate according to traffic indices from different companies, but they arrive a day or two late. Tomorrow we will get this information and know. "And people are responding to the instructions. I hope we see this in the data."
Prof. Ash added that "we will continue to vaccinate additional populations in the coming weeks," Prof. Ash stated.
"Our strategy: to vaccinate populations at risk - thus reducing mortality and morbidity and opening up the economy even if the rate of diagnoses does not decrease. At present it is determined to prioritize teachers in special education and then the entire teacher population. More age groups are added - 60-50 or 60-55. That depends on the number of servings. "
On the rate of vaccination, he said: "We have reached a vaccination capacity of 150,000 vaccinated per day. In a few days we will have to reach this capacity and on top of that add the first dose vaccinators. We want the daily number of vaccinated to reach 200,000."
