Number of Hospitalized COVID Patients in Israel Drops Below 1000

By Staff Reporter
Posted on 03/12/21 | News Source: Arutz-7

2,509 new COVID infections diagnosed in 24 hours as number of seriously ill patients continues to fall rapidly.

A total of 2,509 new cases of the coronavirus were diagnosed across Israel Thursday, according to data released by the Israeli Health Ministry Friday morning.

The percentage of tests coming back positive increased slightly Thursday, after falling steadily for three days. Of the tests returned Thursday, 3.1% came back positive, compared to 2.9% of tests from Wednesday, and 3.4% of tests Tuesday.

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There are now 35,576 known active cases of the virus in Israel, including 997 hospitalized patients.

The number of patients in serious condition continues to fall, dropping to 613. That is the lowest figure since December.

Of those 613 seriously ill patients, 212 are on respirators. Read more at Arutz-7