6,738 people were diagnosed today (Tuesday) with the Corona virus, according to the Ministry of Health.
According to the data, from midnight to 19:14, 107,046 tests were performed to detect the virus, so that the rate of positive results so far stands at 6.55%.
Yesterday, 9,894 new carriers were identified in Israel, which is 6.62% out of 157,047 tests performed.
A girl undergoing a corona examination, in Tel Aviv, Gideon Markovich
There are currently 74,817 verified corona patients in Israel, 1,117 of whom are hospitalized.
690 of the patients are in critical condition and 129 are respiratory.
The infection rate of the virus is currently 1.16 - the lowest figure since June 6, when the infection rate was 1.14.
Today, 10 people have died from the virus, bringing the death toll in Israel since the outbreak to 6,880.
Yesterday 20 people died and since the beginning of the week 60 patients have passed away.
5,918,219 Israelis received the first dose of the corona vaccine, 5,453,135 of them also received the second dose.
To date, 1,635,520 Israeli citizens have also received the third dose of vaccine, which the Ministry of Health instructed earlier today to allow its administration to those aged 30 and over.
A woman gets vaccinated for Corona, in Safed, Eyal Margolin - Ginny