The Ministry of Health published today (Sunday) data according to which 4,197 newly verified were diagnosed yesterday out of 92,503 tests performed, which is a 4.6% positive rate, which has almost doubled.
The number of patients in critical condition stands at 110, of whom 37 are respirators.
The coefficient of infection continues to climb and stands at 1.83.
Minister Horowitz: "We will consider abolishing isolation for vaccinated people returning from non-red countries" // Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon
The number of vaccinated in the third dose is 4,240,819, and 5,917,690 in the second dose.
6,559,978 We were vaccinated once.
On the way to failure in tests
A senior official in the Ministry of Health estimates that Israel will reach the limit of its ability to perform PCR tests on Corona this week.
He said the testing policy would need to be changed so that even in some cases (e.g. people without symptoms, or those who are not elderly or chronically ill) would have to give up corona testing.
Corona examination // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon,
A decision on the matter is expected as early as next week.
The senior official also said that in the coming wave the hospital flow will be defined in a combined index of corona and flu patients.
The health system's testing capacity is 200-170 thousand a day, and last Thursday the number of tests was 160 thousand.
According to the senior, the cancellation of some of the tests is being considered - as was done for vaccinated people who were in contact with a positive person, and who are satisfied with an antigen test.
"This means queues and delays in providing answers. Part of the solution is beyond quick tests, but this is also limited. We will have to consider changing the testing policy, and in some cases giving up tests, for example for the vaccinated, on the third day from abroad Priority contacts.
For example, PCR tests may be intended only for people with symptoms, or for sensitive populations.
We will discuss this at the beginning of the week, "he said.
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