Also, 7,808 new infections were diagnosed yesterday. Another 2,998 new infections were diagnosed today. A total of 51,000 tests were performed today and the positive rate is 5.8%. In addition, 1,646 corona patients are hospitalized in hospitals across the country. This is a record number of inpatients. 964 patients are hospitalized in critical condition – this is also a record. 236 patients connected to respirators – a figure close to the highest number of respirators recorded in October.
In Israel, 68,766 active patients. 12,685 of them are residents of Jerusalem, 3,163 live in Bnei Brak, 2,235 in Modi’in Illit, 1,859 in Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1,813 in Beit Shemesh, 1,783 in Haifa, 1,648 in Petah Tikva, 1,576 in Ashdod, 1,277 in Beitar Illit, 985 in Nazareth, 965 in Elad, 930 in Netanya, 909 in Beer Sheva , 900 in Holon, 848 in Rishon Lezion, 695 in Rehovot, 684 in Ramat Gan, 605 in Ashkelon, 523 in Ramla, 520 in Bat Yam, 473 in Lod, 470 in Kiryat Gat, 464 in Tamra, 436 in Shefar’am, 433 in Safed, 415 in Arad, 393 in Tiberias, 374 in Sakhnin, 372 in Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut, 354 in Kiryat Ata, 350 in Kfar Saba, 349 in Givat Ze’ev, 349 in Nof Hagalil, 347 in Afula, 345 in Rosh HaAyin, 324 in Kiryat Motzkin, 321 in Ma’ale Adumim, 313 in Kfar Kanna, 308 in Netivot and 307 in Hadera.
it will be noted that There are currently no green cities in Israel. The yellow cities are Harish, Ramat Hasharon, Ariel, Herzliya, Hadera, Kiryat Shmona, Rahat, Ness Ziona, Kiryat Ono, Hod Hasharon, Yokneam Illit, Raanana and Yehud. The rest of the cities and towns are orange and red.
The four infected were identified from 15 samples sent for rapid flooring testing at the Ministry of Health’s Central Virus Laboratory. According to the ministry, the cases represent two chains of infection – one of a person who returned from South Africa and one of a family who became infected from a person who returned from there.
The infection was detected as part of an initiated operation currently being led by the Ministry of Health, alongside the Home Front Command, in order to detect cases of infection with the mutation as early as possible and thus prevent its spread in the community. Like the British mutation, the South African strain is considered more contagious than the normal corona strain, but not one that causes more severe disease.
Following the discovery of this strain, which is estimated to be the main cause of disease now in South Africa, there has been concern that it may have some resistance to vaccines developed against the virus, but it is now estimated that the vaccine is effective against it. Yesterday, Pfizer announced Research Which shows that its vaccine is effective against both mutations, both British and South African.