An alarming increase in morbidity: Yesterday, 8,308 people were diagnosed with corona, the positive rate – 7.6%

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The struggle in Corona: The Ministry of Health published this morning (Tuesday) the updated morbidity data related to the corona epidemic, which shows that yesterday 8,308 people were diagnosed with the virus out of 110,813 tests, with a positive test percentage of 7.6. This is a jump of more than 3,000 infected a day, after the ministry updated yesterday that 5,205 people were diagnosed on Sunday.

The last time such a high number of infections per day was confirmed was in the middle of the second wave, on September 30, when 9,065 patients were found per day. As of this morning, there are 55,312 active patients in the country and in the hospitals 1,361 people are hospitalized, of whom 764 are patients with a severely defined condition. Since the outbreak of the plague, 3,445 people have died in Israel.

Deputy Health Minister MK Yoav Kish of the Likud was interviewed this morning by the “Here” network and commented on the significant increase in morbidity and the huge jump in the number of verified people per day. Hospitals are dealing with congestion and the point in time is now. The British mutation is affecting numbers and must be stopped. “

The Corona Department at Kaplan Hospital // Photo: Yossi Zeliger
At the same time, the ministry released data on the “give a shoulder” vaccination campaign and updated that as of yesterday, almost 146 people had been vaccinated against the corona virus. In the shadow of the success of the vaccination campaign in Israel, the American pharmaceutical company Modern confirmed tonight that “first shipments are expected to begin in January.”

According to data published this morning, 145,684,000 people were vaccinated yesterday, with the number of Israelis receiving the first vaccine dose since the beginning of the operation standing at 1,370,000 vaccinated.

Maccabi's vaccination complex in Ashdod, yesterday // Photo: Liron Moldovan

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein this morning referred to the success of the operation in the shadow of the rise in corona morbidity and wrote on Twitter: “About 1,370,000 Israelis received the first vaccine, almost 146,000 of them only yesterday. I remind: full vaccination is only a week after the second dose. Therefore, unfortunately, there is no escape from a full and fast locksmith. “

As mentioned, the American pharmaceutical company Modern announced during the night between Monday and Tuesday that the Ministry of Health in Israel has approved its vaccine against the corona virus. The company statement said that “Israel’s Ministry of Health has promised six million doses and initial deliveries are expected to begin in January.” Because the company’s vaccine requires two injections to be fully effective within four weeks, three million vaccines were actually promised. This is a breakthrough in contacts with the pharmaceutical company in light of the assessment that the first shipment will not be launched until March.

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