The Ministry of Health announced today (Monday) that 6,474 verified people have been located from midnight to this hour, with the daily verified number expected to approach 10,000 with the data updated tomorrow morning.
Also, in the corona wards 108 patients are hospitalized in critical condition, of whom 35 are respirated and 15 are connected to an Acme machine.
The coefficient of infection stands at 1.88 - the highest since June 19.
The data show that out of all 54 patients in critical condition under the age of 60 are not vaccinated or whose vaccination has expired.
As for the tests, data from the Ministry of Health show that 5.71% of the tests returned as positive, but the figure is expected to change in the update tomorrow morning.
Despite the rise in all indices, the number of deaths is still declining, with only three corona patients dying in the last seven days.
Meanwhile, Clalit said that so far we have vaccinated about 13,000 patients aged 60 and over in the fourth vaccine dose in accordance with the Ministry of Health's recommendation, and another 22,000 have made an appointment.
Prof. Zarqa warned that "the increase in infection will lead to many verifications in a shorter period of time than previous discoveries. The omicron is less violent than the Delta, but the multiplication may result in many patients in a short period of time. We are concerned about a situation where many patients will need hospitalization."
"The vaccine does protect against a serious illness. We are in a combined wave, the delta wave is still here," Zarqa said.
"A lot of patients suffer. It's important to get vaccinated and get the boost. The same million people who got two doses and mistakenly thought we got rid of the corona - the omicron says the corona is still here. Get vaccinated with a third vaccine."
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