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Corona - Daily Update: 761 were diagnosed in the last day, a decrease in the number of tests
Data from the Ministry of Health show that the number of verified infections has risen to 92,404. The hospitals hospitalize 876 patients, including 114 respirators and 396 in critical condition. Four more patients have died since midnight, and the death toll has risen to 679. During the Sabbath, 9,264 tests were performed, compared to 19,914 the day before
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Boaz Efrat
Sunday, 16 August 2020, 11:47The Ministry of Health updated this morning (Sunday) that 761 people have been diagnosed in Corona in the past day. This increased the number of verified infections in Israel to 92,404. Yesterday, results were obtained for 9,264 tests, with the percentage of positive for the virus being 8.7%. 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 23,325. The hospitals hospitalize 876 patients, of whom 114 are respirators and 396 are seriously ill. To date, 679 people have died from the corona virus in Israel.
Yesterday, 1,386 people were diagnosed in Corona. The number of tests was 19,914, of which 7% were positive for the virus.
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The number of tests is low during the Sabbath. Works in a laboratory in Or Yehuda (Photo: Reuven Castro)According to the Ministry of Health, the red areas defined as high morbidity centers are Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Modi'in Illit, Ilut, Ein Nakuba, Sha'av, Kfar Bara, Lapid and Eilabun. There are 15,563 verified in the capital, while in the last week 1,533 new diagnoses have been identified. In Bnei Brak, the number of people diagnosed with the virus is 8,873, while 571 have been diagnosed since last week.