Posted on 06/08/22
| News Source: i24
Total number of confirmed cases is up to 19,000
Over 4,500 people in Israel were diagnosed with Covid on Wednesday, raising the total number of confirmed cases up to 19,000.
With 89 patients in serious condition and 21 cases in critical condition, Israeli health officials are voicing concerns over the new wave spreading across the country. Last Wednesday the number of confirmed cases amounted to 2,500 per day.
The R value, which is measured by the number of people that one infected person can further infect, currently stands at 1.19 while last week it was only 1.
The country’s coronavirus task force that met earlier today recommended reinstating masks in closed places and allowing children as young as five to receive the basic treatment of two vaccine doses and a booster shot.
According to health officials, the new wave of Covid is due to the variant Omicron BA.5 that was recorded by the World Health Organization in South Africa in recent weeks.