Israel's COVID Death Toll Tops 6,000

The number of coronavirus-related fatalities reported in Israel topped 6,000 Sunday, reaching a grim milestone even as the infection rate continues to fall.

A total of 6,008 people have died within 30 days of testing positive for the virus, including eight deaths on Sunday.

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The first COVID-related death was reported just under a year ago - on March 20th, 2020.

Israel’s fatality rate now stands at 653 deaths per one million people, placing Israel as the 54th country out of 221, well-above the world average of 341 deaths per million, despite Israel’s relatively young population.

A total of 775 new cases of the virus were diagnosed across Israel Saturday, with the percentage of tests coming back positive holding steady at 2.9%, the same percentage as on Friday, but down from 3.1% of tests on Thursday. This is the lowest rate recorded since December 12th. Read more at Arutz-7