According to Ministry of Health updates, 93,283 corona tests were performed yesterday - 8,174 of them were positive • A slight decrease in the rate of positive for the virus - yesterday it was 9%, yesterday 9.2% and three days ago 10.2% • 1,132 of the 82,401 active patients are in critical condition
8,174 people were diagnosed yesterday (Wednesday) with the Corona virus, the Ministry of Health said this morning.
According to the ministry's update, as of 06:17, yesterday, 93,283 tests were performed to detect the virus, so that the rate of positive results stands at 9%.
Health Minister Edelstein, on Monday: "It is impossible to live with an average of 8,160 verified per day"
Since midnight, 14,620 tests have been performed, 984 have been found to be positive - and the rate of positive for today stands at 6.7% so far.
There are currently 82,401 active Corona patients in Israel, 1,901 of whom are hospitalized and 1,132 of them are in critical condition.
367 of the patients are in critical condition and 317 are resuscitated.
Since the outbreak of the plague, 4,179 corona patients have died from the virus in Israel - 21 of them yesterday.
4,268 healthcare professionals have been found to be infected with the virus and are in isolation, 444 of them are doctors and 1,098 are brothers and sisters.
The Ministry of Health also reported that 2,364,828 people received the first vaccine against the corona (26.61% of the Israeli population), while 691,876 of them received the second vaccine (7.79% of the population).
According to Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, 71,000 people received their first dose of the corona vaccine yesterday, and 134,000 received their second dose: "Thank you to the medical staff for the wonderful work!".
