The rise in verifications continues: Nearly 8,000 have been diagnosed positive for Corona in the past day
According to data from the Ministry of Health, there is also a slight increase in the number of serious patients, and the coefficient of infection continues to climb, to 1.12.
Last week, two cases were detected in Israel of verified in a combined strain of Omicron and BA2, a strain not yet known in the world.
Meirav Cohen
20/03/2022
Sunday, 20 March 2022, 10:19 Updated: 10:41
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In the video: Long queues for antigen tests (Photo: Shai Makhlouf)
7,783 people have been diagnosed positive for the corona virus in the last day - according to data published today (Sunday) by the Ministry of Health.
Also, the condition of 331 patients in the country is severely defined, of whom 143 are respirators.
This is a slight increase in the number of serious patients since Friday, when 323 were recorded. In addition, the coefficient of infection rose to 1.12.
Two cases of verified in a combined strain of Omicron and BA2 were discovered in Israel last Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health.
According to the ministry's announcement, the strain, which was discovered during a PCR test at Ben Gurion Airport at the entrance to Israel, is not yet known in the world.
It could be a variant created by us, "said the director general of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Nachman Ash.
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