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Corona - Weekly update: 10,041 people were diagnosed, the infection trend remained unchanged

A total of 90,472 verified corona patients were diagnosed in Israel, a decrease of less than one percent from last week. The death toll is 657 - an increase of 79 deaths since last Friday. 110 people are breathing, and 377 are seriously ill. As of yesterday, 1,639 people have been diagnosed

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Boaz Efrat

The Ministry of Health updated this morning (Friday) that 10,041 people were diagnosed in Corona last week. The figure is 0.11% lower than the week before, when 80,431 people were diagnosed.

1,639 were diagnosed in the past day, bringing the number of infected patients in Israel to 90,472. Yesterday, results were obtained for 27,919 tests, with the percentage of positive for the virus being 6.1%. The test data and their results are not final and may change in subsequent updates from the Ministry of Health.

The number of active patients is 23,664. 767 patients are hospitalized in the hospitals, of which 110 are respirators and 377 are seriously ill. Last week, the number of respirators was 106, and the number of patients was severe. 374. As of today, 657 people have died from the corona virus in Israel - an increase of 79 deaths from last week.

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Ministry of Health: "Avoid entering Yarka due to high morbidity rate"

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Last night, the Ministry of Health issued an unusual warning against entering or staying in the Yarka local council, following which the police intensified their enforcement efforts in the locality. "The Ministry of Health calls on the general public to refrain from entering the city of Yarka due to the high morbidity rate of the corona virus," it was reported. According to data from the Ministry of Health, there are 271 active diagnoses in Yarqa, 213 of whom were diagnosed last week.

Police checkpoints were set up this morning at the entrances to the settlement, in order to enforce the regulations and provide information on the guidelines of the Ministry of Health. Dozens of police officers will also patrol the shopping centers, focusing on information and enforcing the obligation to wear a mask, along with the businesses' compliance with the purple mark and other supervision required for insulation. "The public is asked to obey the instructions of the police, to act in accordance with the traffic arrangements at the checkpoints and to follow the instructions of the Ministry of Health," they said.