The number of serious coronavirus cases in Israel peaked on Sunday with 1,029 patients suffering severe complications from the disease.
The Ministry of Health said Sunday that 1,710 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals, 240 of which are connected to ventilators. The official death toll is now at 3,651 after another 62 patients died over the weekend.
The number of new daily cases, however, has declined, with 5,030 confirmed Saturday after 81,858 tests, bringing the fall rate at 6.3%.
In Israel, there are currently 69,160 active coronavirus patients. At least 13,568 of them live in Jerusalem, 3,335 in Bnei Brak, 2,387 in Modi’in Illit, 2,047 in Beit Shemesh, 1,973 in Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1,926 in Haifa, 1,826 in Petah Tikva, 1,637 in Ashdod, 1,443 in Beitar Illit, 1,081 in Elad, 1,019 in Holon, 1,012 in Netanya, 1,003 in Be’er Sheva, 1,002 in Nazareth, 912 in Rishon LeTsiyon, 751 in Rehovot, 739 in Ramat Gan, 691 in Ashkelon, 596 in Bat Yam, 583 in Ramla, 515 in Lod, 499 in Kiryat Gat, 477 in Tamra, 468 in Safed, 430 in Shefar ‘ time and 414 in Tiberias.
Rambam Hospital in Haifa said the number of people receiving treatment at their coronavirus wards has reached a high level, with 109 people currently in the hospital.
In the meantime, those who have been vaccinated against coronavirus at first sight will be able to have a second injection from Sunday 4pm, as long as 21 days have passed between the first and the first. second dose.
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said Sunday morning that about 1,817,000 Israelis have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine so far. He promised that more vessels of the Pfizer vaccine will arrive in Israel later in the week.