Corona is in charge of a media statement, in the shadow of the alarming rise in morbidity data, and alongside the encouraging rate of vaccines • "In recent days we are seeing a heavy burden on the health system" • Will the closure be extended for another week?
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The Corona commissioner, Prof. Nachman Ash, is currently holding a briefing for the media (Sunday), following the increase in Corona morbidity in recent weeks.
"In recent days we have seen a heavy load on the health system. There are about 1,200 critically ill patients, 85% occupancy in the various corona wards, hospitals are lowering elective activity. The geriatric system is very high occupancy. There is difficulty in evacuating verified from nursing homes," he said.
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He said, "We are working to release vertebrates who have recovered more effectively. The load is expected to continue for several more days, until we see a decrease in morbidity," Ash said, adding: "We cautiously hope that the weekend trend of slowdown will continue. We didn't go down from 1, but the direction is encouraging. "
According to data from the Ministry of Health, 5,000 new carriers were diagnosed yesterday, with the rate of positive tests standing at 7.2%.
In contrast, the coefficient of infection drops to only 1.1.
There are 129 red and 161 orange cities and towns in Israel.
Also, the average daily infection rate reached 8,288 last week.
This is a significant increase, because two weeks earlier, and before the tightening of the closure limits, the daily average was 5,016.
Meanwhile, the vaccination campaign continues to expand, and HMOs have begun vaccinating those aged 45 and over, along with continued efforts to vaccinate those aged 60 and over.
Estimates among decision-makers are that they will reach the administration of about 200,000 vaccines a day.
This is an unprecedented success in the world, and it is estimated that due to the rapid pace of vaccinations, the economy will be fully open as early as next March.
Meanwhile, the closure continues in Israel.
This coming Wednesday, a discussion will be held regarding the extension of the closure for another week.
Among the decision-makers, they say that it may be necessary to extend the closure for another week, and this will be examined according to data and forecasts of the professionals.
To date, we have vaccinated more than 2 million people in the first dose and about 200,000 in the second dose.
Data from the Ministry of Health show that 69% of the vaccinators arrived to receive the second dose 21 days later.
However, there are 4% who have not yet been vaccinated within 25 days of the first dose.
