Posted on 01/19/21
| News Source: i24
Test positive ratio climbs to 10.2%; over 1,100 patients hospitalized in serious condition
More than 10,000 coronavirus cases were identified on Monday as the country undergoing its third national lockdown attempts to curb a mounting wave of infections, new data released by the Health Ministry Tuesday morning showed.
Despite entering a second week of a comprehensive lockdown, followed by two weeks of a less strict lockdown, the Jewish state continues to break records in terms of infections per day and patients hospitalized.
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There are currently 1,114 patients in serious condition, including 277 on artificial respirators, and a total of 81,059 active cases in the country.
Out of 100,693 screening tests conducted Tuesday, 10.2 percent tested positive -- the highest figure of Israel’s current third coronavirus wave.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic in March, 4,049 people have died. Read more at i24