For the first time in five months: the coefficient of infection is lower than 0.8 | Israel today

According to the AMN Information and Knowledge Center, the figure is 0.78 • The number of people diagnosed in Corona yesterday is 773 • Only 8,000 were vaccinated in the first dose in the last day • Experts recommend that recoverers get vaccinated soon, given the risk of re-infection with mutations

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  Oren Ben Hakon

Significant decrease in the coefficient of infection: The

report of the Information and Knowledge Center of the National Security Agency, published today (Sunday), shows that this figure stands at 0.78 today.

This is the first time since the end of October that the coefficient is below 0.8.

The number of people diagnosed in Corona yesterday is 773. It is estimated that the low number of patients is affected by a small number of tests at the weekend.

Number of tests - 26,375.

The positive rate - 2.9%.

There are 633 patients in critical condition, compared to 708 a week ago.

The number of vaccinated yesterday was 33,000, of which only 8,000 in the first dose.

86% of those aged 50 and over have already been vaccinated.

Experts recommend that recoverers get vaccinated as soon as possible, given the risk of re-infection with the South African mutation and possibly other strains as well.

Prof. Hezi Levy: "We do not consider abolishing the obligation to wear masks" // Photo: GPO

"The number of verified and critically ill patients is steadily declining, but the incidence of morbidity is still relatively high and one should beware of complacency," it read.

"Continued relief may lead to a re-increase in morbidity, especially in those who have not yet been vaccinated," they added.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein was interviewed this morning on 103FM, and noted favorably the morbidity situation we are in.

He said, "There is no reason to assume that there will be a closure until Pesach, the miracle we all dreamed of happens to us - the miracle of vaccines."

Although the cabinet of experts headed by Prof. Ran Blitzer announced that he would recommend not requiring wearing masks in the open, Edelstein announced that he did not support this move.

"It will only increase morbidity," he said.