According to data from the National Security Agency, published this morning (Thursday), the infection rate continued to fall to 0.85, after yesterday it was 0.9. The percentage of positive tests also fell, and now stands at 2.9%. The number of verified patients is 2,751 and there are 675 patients. In difficult condition.
According to these data, and although Purim is celebrated in crowds, the vaccination campaign seems to be giving its signals, as the rate of verifications continues to decline consistently and the number of severely ill patients is also declining, albeit in a more trending manner. However, the report noted that corona recoverers are at risk of re-infection from the South African variant as well as the Brazilian one. Therefore, even recovering people are advised to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the opening of the Corona Cabinet meeting (Credit: None)
Based on data from the Ministry of Health’s ultra-Orthodox desk, about 106,000 people from the sector received the first vaccine dose to Corona, 98% of whom are over the age of 50. 78% of the ultra-Orthodox population are entitled to the green label, ie one week after their second vaccination. 50s and up.
Also, in the last day, 251 patients were diagnosed in the ultra-Orthodox sector, constituting 9% of the total morbidity. The percentage of positive tests among the population is 4.0%, while the percentage of positive tests nationally stands at 3.1%.
According to traffic light scores, the ultra-Orthodox localities where the morbidity is highest in ascending order are: Emanuel, Beitar Illit, Elad, Modi’in Illit, Rechasim, Bnei Brak and Kiryat Ya’arim – which is considered red.
Tomer Lotan, Magen Israel Chief of Staff, expressed optimism in light of the data in an interview with the GLC, and explained that “Morbidity trends are all declining – the effect of vaccines here. The plan to leave the last quarantine worked, perhaps for the first time, in full. “Including compliance with the indices and schedules, but now is a test time.”
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However, the medical director of Magen Israel, Dr. Orly Greenfeld, Clarified in an interview here B. that “it is not possible to open education in red localities now because they have a high morbidity. This can endanger everyone who is there.”