Posted on 02/09/21
| News Source: i24
Israel's tally of active cases rises to 70,120, with 1,710 in hospitals and 1,088 in serious state
Israel found 7,761 new COVID-19 coronavirus infections on Monday, the Health Ministry reported Tuesday morning.
Out of the 91,209 tests processed in the past 24 hours, 8.8 percent returned positive -- the same as on Monday, in a worrying sign for the struggle to reduce new infections.
The latest data puts Israel's death toll in the global outbreak at 5,192, with 71 new fatalities added to the figure revealed on Sunday morning.
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According to the ministry, Israel's tally of current active infections has risen to 70,120. Some 1,710 Israelis are now in hospitals, including 1,088 patients in a serious state. Read more at i24