Figures show a further hike in patients in life-threatening condition

Israel registered 3,790 new coronavirus patients in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported on Sunday, as the death toll from the pandemic rose to 1,236 since Saturday.

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The number of patients in serious condition was at 643, the highest since the start of the pandemic in March, including a record 170 on artificial lung ventilation. 

The number of cases since the pandemic began was, as of Saturday, at 187,396, including 52,262 active cases. Read more at i24