The Ministry of Health announced tonight (Saturday) that 508 new infections in Corona were diagnosed in Israel yesterday, and the positive rate is 0.65 percent (a total of 83,088 tests).
This is against the background of the fear in the world in general and in Israel in particular of the South African omicron strain that was also discovered in the country this week and may change the picture for the worse.
Bennett on the identification of the South African variety in Israel: "There will be an economic price for our actions - we are prepared for any scenario" // Photo: GPO
From midnight to 4:30 p.m., 111 carriers were diagnosed and 15,378 tests were performed.
The percentage of verified stands at 0.74.
The coefficient of infection, the R, decreased slightly from 1.08 to 1.07.
The number of active carriers in Israel is 7,313, of whom 118 are in critical condition.
The decrease in the number of respirators, which stands at 56, continues. 8,182 people died in the epidemic in Israel.
Due to the fear of the new variant, the Corona cabinet will convene at 20:30 to discuss the tightening of restrictions.
As mentioned, although the data currently in Israel seem low, there is concern in the world about the characteristics of what is already known as a "super-variant", and in particular its resistance to vaccines.
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