With 82,401 active cases in the country, 1,132 Israelis said in a serious condition

Israel added 8,174 new COVID-19 coronavirus infections on Wednesday, the Health Ministry reported on Thursday morning.

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Out of the 93,283 tests conducted in the past 24 hours, nine percent returned positive, the authorities said.

The death toll throughout the pandemic rose to 4,179 -- an increase of 37 fatalities against the figure published on Wednesday morning.

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