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Yesterday there was a record number of verified daily for three and a half months.
This emerges from data from the Ministry of Health published this morning (Monday), according to which 6,562 infections were diagnosed in Corona yesterday in Israel, constituting 4.83% of a total of 226,008 tests.
Due to the rapid spread of the virus, many cities have become red, most notably Tel Aviv.
Also among the red cities: Rehovot, Kfar Saba, Hod Hasharon, Modi'in, etc.
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This is, as mentioned, the highest daily number of diagnoses since September 20.
As you may recall, Prime Minister Bennett, who last night announced the opening of the fourth vaccination campaign for those aged 60 and over and the medical staff, warned yesterday that the daily number of verified patients could reach 50,000 at the height of the current wave.
Ilan Shapira, 84, heard last night that the possibility was opened for people aged 60 and over to be vaccinated with the fourth vaccine dose and made an appointment immediately through Meuhedet's app.
Today he showed up at 8 a.m. at Meuhedet's Sprintzak Clinic, and was one of the first vaccinators over the age of 60.
Prime Minister Bennett announces: Fourth vaccination approved for people aged 60 and over // Photo: GPO
The Ministry of Health also announced that the coefficient of infection (R) continues to climb and now stands at 1.88, an increase of another 0.04 from yesterday.
This is the highest infection rate for more than half a year (on June 18, the infection rate was 1.92).
The number of active carriers now stands at 37,675 people, of whom 110 are in critical condition (35 respirators).
This is a slight decrease from yesterday, when the number was 113 patients in critical condition.
The number of deaths since the outbreak of the plague in Israel stands at 8,244, while no deaths from corona in Israel have been reported since Wednesday.
When it comes to the spread of the virus in the education system, there are already more than 80,000 students and educators in isolation, dozens of schools and kindergartens are closed, and almost 13,000 students and workers in the education system have been found verified in Corona.
List of red localities:
Revava, Ma'ale Adumim, Ganei Tikva, Kfar Kanna, Kiryat Ono, Or Yehuda,
Kadima Tzoran, Mevaseret Zion, Beit Dagan, Beit El, Shoham, Geva Binyamin, Bracha, Hod Hasharon, Givat Zeev, Even Yehuda, Yafia , Area, Givat Shmuel, Raanana, Ness Ziona, Hashmonaim, Kfar Adumim, Yad Binyamin, Givatayim, Yavne, Ramat Hasharon, Carmiel, Alon Shvut, Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut, Ariel, Tzur Hadassah, Nazareth, Mitzpe Jericho, Rishon Lezion, Kfar Saba, Rosh HaAyin, Nof Hagalil, Kfar Yassif, Binyamina-Givat Ada, Ramat Gan, Petah Tikva, Beit Shemesh, Ramat Hayev, Shlomi, Holon, Herzliya, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Katzrin, Tel Mond, Rehovot, Peduel, Abu Sanan, Kfar Chabad, Yehud, Tzur Yitzhak, Beit She'an.
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