Daily infection rate remains high as government moves closer to greenlighting booster shot

Israel's Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 2,260 new daily COVID-19 cases as the upward trend continues that started in late June following the introduction of the highly contagious delta variant into the country.

A total of 153 serious or critically ill patients were listed as of Wednesday morning, including 35 in critical condition and 28 on respirators.

The positivity rate stood at 2.38 percent out of 95,624 tests administered on Tuesday.... Read More: i24