Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced this morning (Sunday) that the number of Israelis who received the first dose of the corona virus has risen to more than three million – about a third of the country’s citizens. In addition, the number of Israelis who received the second dose is 1,729,000, of whom they also received the second vaccine. During the weekend, we vaccinated 178,000 people. “
The queue at the entrance to the corona vaccine compound in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv. Photo: Avshalom Shashoni
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health announced that in the last day 2,596 new corona patients had been diagnosed, and another 334 from midnight to six in the morning. The number of active patients now stands at 72,026, including 1,814 patients hospitalized, and 1,162 in critical condition. The number of critically ill patients now stands at 383, including 298 respiratory patients.
The number of patients diagnosed from the outbreak of the virus stands at 640,644 and the number of victims stands at 4,745, with 23 dying during Saturday. Also, during the last day, 26,817 tests were performed to detect the virus, and the percentage of positive tests stands at ten percent.